Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, January 3, 1946,[1] with a magnitude of 0.5529. 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 first of four partial solar eclipses in 1946, with the others occurring on May 30, June 29, and November 23.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and extreme southern South America.
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]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1946 January 3 at 10:25:50.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1946 January 3 at 12:16:10.7 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1946 January 3 at 12:16:37.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1946 January 3 at 12:30:05.5 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1946 January 3 at 14:06:25.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.55294 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.43993 |
| Gamma | −1.23918 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 18h54m29.6s |
| Sun Declination | -22°51'18.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 18h54m28.6s |
| Moon Declination | -23°59'55.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'07.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'31.2" |
| ΔT | 27.3 s |
Eclipse season
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| December 19 Ascending node (full moon) |
January 3 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1945Dec19.png | File:SE1946Jan03P.png |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1946
- A partial solar eclipse on January 3.
- A partial solar eclipse on May 30.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 29.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 23.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 8.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 28, 1936
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1955
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 23, 1917
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 4, 1859
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032
Solar eclipses of 1942–1946
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.[3]
The partial solar eclipses on March 16, 1942 and September 10, 1942 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the partial solar eclipses on May 30, 1946 and November 23, 1946 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1942 to 1946 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 115 | August 12, 1942 File:SE1942Aug12P.png Partial |
−1.5244 | 120 | February 4, 1943 File:SE1943Feb04T.png Total |
0.8734 | |
| 125 | August 1, 1943 File:SE1943Aug01A.png Annular |
−0.8041 | 130 | January 25, 1944 File:SE1944Jan25T.png Total |
0.2025 | |
| 135 | July 20, 1944 File:SE1944Jul20A.png Annular |
−0.0314 | 140 | January 14, 1945 File:SE1945Jan14A.png Annular |
−0.4937 | |
| 145 | July 9, 1945 File:1945Jul09T.png Total |
0.7356 | 150 | January 3, 1946 File:SE1946Jan03P.png Partial |
−1.2392 | |
| 155 | June 29, 1946 File:SE1946Jun29P.png Partial |
1.4361 | ||||
Saros 150
Template:Solar Saros series 150
Metonic series
Template:Solar Metonic series 1866–1953
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2000 July 31
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2003 November 23
References
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External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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