Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997
Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.0352 |
Magnitude | 0.8988 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 71°48′S 114°18′E / 71.8°S 114.3°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 0:04:48 |
References | |
Saros | 125 (53 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9502 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 2, 1997, with a magnitude of 0.8988. 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[edit]
Eclipses in 1997[edit]
- A total solar eclipse on March 9, 1997.
- A partial lunar eclipse on March 24, 1997.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 2, 1997.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 16, 1997.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2001
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1990
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1988
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008
Solar Saros 125[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 22, 1979
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 22, 1968
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1910
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2084
Solar eclipses of 1997–2000[edit]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[1]
The partial solar eclipses on July 1, 2000 and December 25, 2000 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 1997 to 2000 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
120 Totality in Chita, Russia |
March 9, 1997 Total |
0.9183 | 125 | September 2, 1997 Partial |
−1.0352 | |
130 Totality near Guadeloupe |
February 26, 1998 Total |
0.2391 | 135 | August 22, 1998 Annular |
−0.2644 | |
140 | February 16, 1999 Annular |
−0.4726 | 145 Totality in France |
August 11, 1999 Total |
0.5062 | |
150 | February 5, 2000 Partial |
−1.2233 | 155 | July 31, 2000 Partial |
1.2166 |
Saros 125[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 125, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 73 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on February 4, 1060. It contains total eclipses from June 13, 1276 through July 16, 1330; hybrid eclipses on July 26, 1348 and August 7, 1366; and annular eclipses from August 17, 1384 through August 22, 1979. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on April 9, 2358. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 14 at 1 minutes, 11 seconds on June 25, 1294, and the longest duration of annularity was produced by member 48 at 7 minutes, 23 seconds on July 10, 1907. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 43–64 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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43 | 44 | 45 |
May 16, 1817 |
May 27, 1835 |
June 6, 1853 |
46 | 47 | 48 |
June 18, 1871 |
June 28, 1889 |
July 10, 1907 |
49 | 50 | 51 |
July 20, 1925 |
August 1, 1943 |
August 11, 1961 |
52 | 53 | 54 |
August 22, 1979 |
September 2, 1997 |
September 13, 2015 |
55 | 56 | 57 |
September 23, 2033 |
October 4, 2051 |
October 15, 2069 |
58 | 59 | 60 |
October 26, 2087 |
November 6, 2105 |
November 18, 2123 |
61 | 62 | 63 |
November 28, 2141 |
December 9, 2159 |
December 20, 2177 |
64 | ||
December 31, 2195 |
Metonic series[edit]
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
21 eclipse events between June 21, 1982, and June 21, 2058 | ||||
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June 21 | April 8–9 | January 26 | November 13–14 | September 1–2 |
107 | 109 | 111 | 113 | 115 |
June 21, 1963 | April 9, 1967 | January 26, 1971 | November 14, 1974 | September 2, 1978 |
117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
June 21, 1982 |
April 9, 1986 |
January 26, 1990 |
November 13, 1993 |
September 2, 1997 |
127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
June 21, 2001 |
April 8, 2005 |
January 26, 2009 |
November 13, 2012 |
September 1, 2016 |
137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
June 21, 2020 |
April 8, 2024 |
January 26, 2028 |
November 14, 2031 |
September 2, 2035 |
147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
June 21, 2039 |
April 9, 2043 |
January 26, 2047 |
November 14, 2050 |
September 2, 2054 |
157 | ||||
June 21, 2058 |
References[edit]
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 125". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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