Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.2416 |
Magnitude | 0.549 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 66°06′S 47°42′W / 66.1°S 47.7°W |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 3:59:41 |
References | |
Saros | 150 (12 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9345 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on December 24, 1927.
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.[1]
Solar eclipse series sets from 1924 to 1928 | ||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||
115 | July 31, 1924 Partial |
120 | January 24, 1925 Total | |
125 | July 20, 1925 Annular |
130 | January 14, 1926 Total | |
135 | July 9, 1926 Annular |
140 | January 3, 1927 Annular | |
145 | June 29, 1927 Total |
150 | December 24, 1927 Partial | |
155 | June 17, 1928 Partial |