A partial

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occurred at the Moon's

ascending node An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes. Planes of reference Common planes of referenc ...

of orbit on Thursday, September 10, 1942, with a

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of 0.523. A

occurs when the

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passes between

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and the

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, 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. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of northern

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, and

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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.

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an

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, 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

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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1942

* A total lunar eclipse on March 3. * A partial solar eclipse on March 16. * A partial solar eclipse on August 12. * A total lunar eclipse on August 26. * A partial solar eclipse on September 10.

Metonic

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Monday, November 21 and Tuesday, November 22, 1938, with a magnitude of 0.7781. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally o ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 29, 1946

Tzolkinex

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of July 30, 1935 During the 20th century, there were 228 solar eclipses of which 78 were Solar eclipse#Types, partial, 73 were annular, 71 were total and 6 were hybrids between total and annular eclipses. Of these, two annular and three total eclipses were non-c ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, October 21, 1949, with a magnitude of 0.9638. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image o ...

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 4, 1933 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 15, 1951

Tritos

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit on Sunday, August 9, 1953, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.3729. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally ...

Solar Saros 153

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of August 30, 1924 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, ascending node of orbit on Saturday, August 30, 1924, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.4245. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby total ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21, 1960, with a magnitude of 0.6139. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby tota ...

Inex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 30, 1913 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, 1971, with a magnitude of 0.508. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or p ...

Triad

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of November 9, 1855 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, November 9, 1855, with a magnitude of 0.4892. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image o ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029

Solar eclipses of 1939–1942

Saros 153

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

References

External links

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