Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
| Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.0711 |
| Magnitude | 0.8422 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 65°42′N 155°42′E / 65.7°N 155.7°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 0:31:41 |
| References | |
| Saros | 151 (13 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9492 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on December 24, 1992. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
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Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 1990-1992
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 121 | January 26, 1990 Annular |
126 | July 22, 1990 Total | |
| 131 | January 15, 1991 Annular |
136 | July 11, 1991 Total | |
| 141 | January 4, 1992 Annular |
146 | June 30, 1992 Total | |
| 151 | December 24, 1992 Partial |
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Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
21 eclipse events between July 31, 1924 and July 31, 2000
| July 31-Aug 1 | May 19-20 | March 7 | December 24-25 | October 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 |
 July 31, 1924 |
 May 19, 1928 |
 March 7, 1932 |
 December 25, 1935 |
 October 12, 1939 |
| 125 | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 |
 August 1, 1943 |
 May 20, 1947 |
 March 7, 1951 |
 December 25, 1954 |
 October 12, 1958 |
| 135 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 |
 July 31, 1962 |
 May 20, 1966 |
 March 7, 1970 |
 December 24, 1973 |
 October 12, 1977 |
| 145 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 |
 July 31, 1981 |
 May 19, 1985 |
 March 7, 1989 |
December 24, 1992 |
 October 12, 1996 |
| 155 | ||||
 July 31, 2000 |
References
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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