Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, March 27, 1941,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9355. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.6 days before apogee (on March 30, 1941, at 10:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]
Annularity was visible from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Oceania, Central America, the Caribbean, western South America, and Antarctica.
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.[3]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 17:12:43.8 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 18:23:09.9 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1941 March 27 at 18:26:16.2 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1941 March 27 at 18:29:24.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1941 March 27 at 19:49:22.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1941 March 27 at 20:08:07.8 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1941 March 27 at 20:11:10.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1941 March 27 at 20:14:07.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1941 March 27 at 21:47:04.6 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1941 March 27 at 21:50:13.5 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 21:53:20.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1941 March 27 at 23:03:43.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.93546 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.87508 |
| Gamma | −0.50251 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h24m50.5s |
| Sun Declination | +02°41'09.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h25m23.4s |
| Moon Declination | +02°15'13.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'47.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'17.7" |
| ΔT | 24.9 s |
Eclipse season
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| March 13 Ascending node (full moon) |
March 27 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1941Mar13.png | File:SE1941Mar27A.png |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 |
Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1941
- A partial lunar eclipse on March 13.
- An annular solar eclipse on March 27.
- A partial lunar eclipse on September 5.
- A total solar eclipse on September 21.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1934
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1948
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 22, 1932
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1950
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1930
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1952
Solar Saros 138
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1923
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 1959
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1912
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 26, 1854
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028
Solar eclipses of 1939–1942
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.[4]
The partial solar eclipse on August 12, 1942 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1939 to 1942 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 118 | April 19, 1939 File:SE1939Apr19A.png Annular |
0.9388 | 123 | October 12, 1939 File:SE1939Oct12T.png Total |
−0.9737 | |
| 128 | April 7, 1940 File:SE1940Apr07A.png Annular |
0.219 | 133 | October 1, 1940 File:SE1940Oct01T.png Total |
−0.2573 | |
| 138 | March 27, 1941 File:SE1941Mar27A.png Annular |
−0.5025 | 143 | September 21, 1941 File:SE1941Sep21T.png Total |
0.4649 | |
| 148 | March 16, 1942 File:SE1942Mar16P.png Partial |
−1.1908 | 153 | September 10, 1942 File:SE1942Sep10P.png Partial |
1.2571 | |
Saros 138
Template:Solar Saros series 138
Metonic series
Template:Solar Metonic series 1884–1971
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2006 September 22
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2028 January 26
Notes
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References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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