Solar eclipse of June 29, 1946 explained

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, June 29, 1946,[1] with a magnitude of 0.1802. 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.

This was the third of four partial solar eclipses in 1946, with the others occurring on January 3, May 30, and November 23.

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Northern Europe, Greenland, and Canada.

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 29, 1946 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1946 June 29 at 02:57:15.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1946 June 29 at 03:51:57.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1946 June 29 at 03:58:28.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1946 June 29 at 04:06:09.4 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1946 June 29 at 04:46:39.5 UTC
June 29, 1946 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.18018
Eclipse Obscuration0.09049
Gamma1.43612
Sun Right Ascension06h29m37.9s
Sun Declination+23°16'18.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'43.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.6"
Moon Right Ascension06h29m21.1s
Moon Declination+24°43'20.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'34.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'48.5"
ΔT27.5 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1946

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Tritos

Solar Saros 155

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 29, 1946 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 4 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1946 Jun 29. EclipseWise.com. 4 August 2024.