| Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.2057 |
| Magnitude | 0.6139 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 72°06′N 74°06′W / 72.1°N 74.1°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 22:59:56 |
| References | |
| Saros | 153 (6 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9421 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on September 20, 1960.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 1957-1960
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 1957 to 1960 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 118 | April 30, 1957 Annular (non-central) |
0.9992 | 123 | October 23, 1957 Total (non-central) |
1.0022 | |
| 128 | April 19, 1958 Annular |
0.275 | 133 | October 12, 1958 Total |
−0.2951 | |
| 138 | April 8, 1959 Annular |
−0.4546 | 143 | October 2, 1959 Total |
0.4207 | |
| 148 | March 27, 1960 Partial |
−1.1537 | 153 | September 20, 1960 Partial |
1.2057 | |
References
- ^ 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.
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