Solar eclipse of October 12, 1977

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Solar eclipse of October 12, 1977
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Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma 0.3836
Magnitude 1.0269
Maximum eclipse
Duration157 sec (2 m 37 s)
Coordinates 14°06′N123°36′W / 14.1°N 123.6°W / 14.1; -123.6
Max. width of band99 km (62 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse20:27:27
References
Saros 143 (21 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9459

A total solar eclipse occurred on October 12, 1977. 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. Totality was visible in the Pacific Ocean, Colombia and Venezuela.

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Eclipses in 1977

Solar eclipses of 1975–1978

There were 8 solar eclipses (at 6 month intervals) between May 11, 1975 and October 2, 1978.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1975–1978
Descending node Ascending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
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1975 May 11
Partial
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1975 November 3
Partial
-1.02475
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1976 April 29
Annular
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1976 October 23
Total
-0.32699
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1977 April 18
Annular
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1977 October 12
Total
0.38363
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1978 April 7
Partial
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1978 October 2
Partial
1.16164

Saros 143

It is a part of Saros cycle 143, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 7, 1617 and total event from June 24, 1797 through October 24, 1995. It has hybrid eclipses from November 3, 2013 through December 6, 2067, and annular eclipses from December 16, 2085 through September 16, 2536. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on April 23, 2873. The longest duration of totality was 3 minutes, 50 seconds on August 19, 1887. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s ascending node.

Series members 17–28 occur between 1741 and 2100
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May 23, 1743
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June 3, 1761
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June 14, 1779
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June 24, 1797
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July 6, 1851
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July 17, 1833
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July 28, 1851
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August 7, 1869
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August 19, 1887
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August 30, 1905
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September 10, 1923
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September 21, 1941
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October 2, 1959
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October 12, 1977
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October 24, 1995
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November 3, 2013
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November 14, 2031
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November 25, 2049
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December 6, 2067
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December 16, 2085

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.

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.

22 eclipse events between December 24, 1916 and July 31, 2000
December 24–25October 12–13July 31-Aug 1May 18–20March 7–8
9193959799
December 23, 1878October 12, 1882July 31, 1886May 18, 1890March 7, 1894
101103105107109
December 23, 1897October 12, 1901August 1, 1905May 19, 1909March 8, 1913
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December 24, 1916
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July 31, 1924
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May 19, 1928
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March 7, 1932
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December 25, 1935
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October 12, 1939
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August 1, 1943
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May 20, 1947
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March 7, 1951
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December 25, 1954
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October 12, 1958
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July 31, 1962
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May 20, 1966
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March 7, 1970
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December 24, 1973
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October 12, 1977
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July 31, 1981
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May 19, 1985
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March 7, 1989
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December 24, 1992
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October 12, 1996
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July 31, 2000
May 19, 2004March 7, 2008
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December 24, 2011October 13, 2015August 1, 2019May 19, 2023March 8, 2027

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