Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974

Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma 1.0797
Magnitude 0.8266
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 66°48′N 69°24′W / 66.8°N 69.4°W / 66.8; -69.4
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 16:13:13
References
Saros 151 (12 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9453

A partial solar eclipse occurred on December 13, 1974. 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.

Solar eclipses of 1971-1974

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.

Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 25, 1971 and August 20, 1971 occur in the next lunar year set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1971-1974
Descending node   Ascending node
SarosMap SarosMap
116
July 22, 1971
Partial
121
January 16, 1972
Annular
126
July 10, 1972
Total
131
January 4, 1973
Annular
136
June 30, 1973
Total
141
December 24, 1973
Annular
146
June 20, 1974
Total
151
December 13, 1974
Partial

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