Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971

Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma -1.2659
Magnitude 0.508
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 61°42′S 135°24′E / 61.7°S 135.4°E / -61.7; 135.4
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 22:39:31
References
Saros 154 (4 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9445

A partial solar eclipse occurred on August 20–21, 1971. 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. It was visible near sunrise on August 21st over parts of Australia.

Solar eclipses of 1968-1971

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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1968-1971
Ascending node   Descending node
SarosMap SarosMap
119
March 28, 1968
Partial
124
September 22, 1968
Total
129
March 18, 1969
Annular
134
September 11, 1969
Annular
139
March 7, 1970
Total
144
August 31, 1970
Annular
149
February 25, 1971
Partial
154
August 20, 1971
Partial
A partial solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 occurs in the next lunar year set.

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