Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
| Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.2253 |
| Magnitude | 1.0751 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 424 sec (7 m 4 s) |
| Coordinates | 9°54′N 130°30′W / 9.9°N 130.5°W |
| Max. width of band | 250 km (160 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 20:41:02 |
| References | |
| Saros | 136 (33 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9369 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1937. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The path of totality crossed the pacific ocean starting in Micronesia, and ending at sunset in western South America.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1935-1938
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | January 5, 1935 Partial |
116 | June 30, 1935 Partial | |
| 121 | December 25, 1935 Annular |
126 | June 19, 1936 Total | |
| 131 | December 13, 1936 Annular |
136 | June 8, 1937 Total | |
| 141 | December 2, 1937 Annular |
146 | May 29, 1938 Total | |
| 151 | November 21, 1938 Partial | |||
Saros 136
Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on Jun 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 8 seconds.[1]
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Series members 29–43 occur between 1865 and 2117:
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References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Fotos of Solar Corona June 8, 1937
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