Solar eclipse of June 17, 1928

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Solar eclipse of June 17, 1928
Partial eclipse
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Map
Gamma 1.5107
Magnitude 0.0375
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 65°36′N70°36′E / 65.6°N 70.6°E / 65.6; 70.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse20:27:28
References
Saros 155 (1 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9346

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, June 17, 1928, [1] with a magnitude of 0.0375. 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.

Contents

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of the northern Soviet Union. This is the 1st solar eclipse of Solar Saros 155, and this is the next saros cycle to begin after the partial solar eclipse of July 19, 1917 (part of Solar Saros 154).

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse. [2]

June 17, 1928 Solar Eclipse Times
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1928 June 17 at 20:02:02.9 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1928 June 17 at 20:27:28.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1928 June 17 at 20:42:22.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1928 June 17 at 20:46:44.4 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1928 June 17 at 20:52:47.3 UTC
June 17, 1928 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.03756
Eclipse Obscuration0.00879
Gamma1.51070
Sun Right Ascension05h44m06.5s
Sun Declination+23°23'56.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'44.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension05h43m17.3s
Moon Declination+24°54'44.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'32.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'41.9"
ΔT24.2 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Eclipse season of May–June 1928
May 19
Ascending node (new moon)
June 3
Descending node (full moon)
June 17
Ascending node (new moon)
SE1928May19T.png Lunar eclipse chart close-1928Jun03.png SE1928Jun17P.png
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 117
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 129
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 155

Eclipses in 1928

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Tritos

Solar Saros 155

Triad

Solar eclipses of 1924–1928

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. [3]

The partial solar eclipses on March 5, 1924 and August 30, 1924 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the solar eclipses on May 19, 1928 and November 12, 1928 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1924 to 1928
Ascending node Descending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
115 July 31, 1924
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Partial
−1.4459120 January 24, 1925
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Total
0.8661
125 July 20, 1925
SE1925Jul20A.png
Annular
−0.7193130
Solar eclipse of 1926-01-14, John A. Miller.jpg
Totality in Sumatra, Indonesia
January 14, 1926
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Total
0.1973
135 July 9, 1926
SE1926Jul09A.png
Annular
0.0538140 January 3, 1927
SE1927Jan03A.png
Annular
−0.4956
145 June 29, 1927
SE1927Jun29T.png
Total
0.8163150 December 24, 1927
SE1927Dec24P.png
Partial
−1.2416
155 June 17, 1928
SE1928Jun17P.png
Partial
1.5107

Saros 155

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 155, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 17, 1928. It contains total eclipses from September 12, 2072 through August 30, 2649; hybrid eclipses from September 10, 2667 through October 2, 2703; and annular eclipses from October 13, 2721 through May 8, 3064. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 24, 3190. 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 will be produced by member 14 at 4 minutes, 5 seconds on November 6, 2162, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 63 at 5 minutes, 31 seconds on April 28, 3046. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit. [4]

Series members 1–16 occur between 1928 and 2200:
123
SE1928Jun17P.png
June 17, 1928
SE1946Jun29P.png
June 29, 1946
SE1964Jul09P.png
July 9, 1964
456
SE1982Jul20P.png
July 20, 1982
SE2000Jul31P.png
July 31, 2000
SE2018Aug11P.png
August 11, 2018
789
SE2036Aug21P.png
August 21, 2036
SE2054Sep02P.png
September 2, 2054
SE2072Sep12T.png
September 12, 2072
101112
SE2090Sep23T.png
September 23, 2090
Saros155 11van71 SE2108Oct05T.jpg
October 5, 2108
Saros155 12van71 SE2126Oct16T.jpg
October 16, 2126
131415
Saros155 13van71 SE2144Oct26T.jpg
October 26, 2144
Saros155 14van71 SE2162Nov07T.jpg
November 7, 2162
Saros155 15van71 SE2180Nov17T.jpg
November 17, 2180
16
Saros155 16van71 SE2198Nov28T.jpg
November 28, 2198

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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

25 eclipse events between April 5, 1837 and June 17, 1928
April 5–6January 22–23November 10–11August 28–30June 17–18
107109111113115
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April 5, 1837
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January 22, 1841
SE1844Nov10P.gif
November 10, 1844
SE1848Aug28P.gif
August 28, 1848
SE1852Jun17P.gif
June 17, 1852
117119121123125
SE1856Apr05T.gif
April 5, 1856
SE1860Jan23A.gif
January 23, 1860
SE1863Nov11A.gif
November 11, 1863
SE1867Aug29T.gif
August 29, 1867
SE1871Jun18A.gif
June 18, 1871
127129131133135
SE1875Apr06T.gif
April 6, 1875
SE1879Jan22A.gif
January 22, 1879
SE1882Nov10A.gif
November 10, 1882
SE1886Aug29T.png
August 29, 1886
SE1890Jun17A.gif
June 17, 1890
137139141143145
SE1894Apr06H.gif
April 6, 1894
SE1898Jan22T.png
January 22, 1898
SE1901Nov11A.png
November 11, 1901
SE1905Aug30T.png
August 30, 1905
SE1909Jun17H.png
June 17, 1909
147149151153155
SE1913Apr06P.png
April 6, 1913
SE1917Jan23P.png
January 23, 1917
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November 10, 1920
SE1924Aug30P.png
August 30, 1924
SE1928Jun17P.png
June 17, 1928

Tritos series

This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 1928
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May 25, 1808
(Saros 144)
SE1819Apr24P.gif
April 24, 1819
(Saros 145)
SE1830Mar24P.gif
March 24, 1830
(Saros 146)
SE1841Feb21P.gif
February 21, 1841
(Saros 147)
SE1852Jan21P.png
January 21, 1852
(Saros 148)
SE1862Dec21P.gif
December 21, 1862
(Saros 149)
SE1873Nov20P.png
November 20, 1873
(Saros 150)
SE1884Oct19P.gif
October 19, 1884
(Saros 151)
SE1895Sep18P.gif
September 18, 1895
(Saros 152)
SE1906Aug20P.png
August 20, 1906
(Saros 153)
SE1917Jul19P.png
July 19, 1917
(Saros 154)
SE1928Jun17P.png
June 17, 1928
(Saros 155)

Inex series

This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

The partial solar eclipse on December 18, 2188 (part of Saros 164) is also a part of this series but is not included in the table below.

Series members between 1801 and 1928
SE1812Sep05P.gif
September 5, 1812
(Saros 151)
SE1841Aug16P.gif
August 16, 1841
(Saros 152)
SE1870Jul28Pb.gif
July 28, 1870
(Saros 153)
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June 17, 1928
(Saros 155)

References

  1. "June 17, 1928 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. "Partial Solar Eclipse of 1928 Jun 17". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 155". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.