| Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989 | |
|---|---|
![]() Map  | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial | 
| Gamma | 1.0981 | 
| Magnitude | 0.8268 | 
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 61°12′N 169°48′W / 61.2°N 169.8°W | 
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 18:08:41 | 
| References | |
| Saros | 149 (19 of 71) | 
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9484 | 
A partial solar eclipse occurred on March 7, 1989. 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.
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1989
- A total lunar eclipse on February 20.
 - A partial solar eclipse on March 7.
 - A total lunar eclipse on August 17.
 - A partial solar eclipse on August 31.
 
Solar eclipses of 1986–1989
There were 8 solar eclipses between April 9, 1986 and August 31, 1989.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1986–1989 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 119 | ![]() 1986 April 9 Partial  | −1.08215 | 124 | ![]() 1986 October 3 Hybrid  | 0.99305 | |
| 129 | ![]() 1987 March 29 Hybrid  | −0.30531 | 134 | ![]() 1987 September 23 Annular  | 0.27869 | |
| 139 | ![]() 1988 March 18 Total  | 0.41879 | 144 | ![]() 1988 September 11 Annular  | −0.46811 | |
| 149 | ![]() 1989 March 7 Partial  | 1.09815 | 154 | ![]() 1989 August 31 Partial  | −1.19279 | |
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
| 22 eclipse events between December 24, 1916 and July 31, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 24–25 | October 12–13 | July 31-Aug 1 | May 18–20 | March 7–8 | 
| 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 
| December 23, 1878 | October 12, 1882 | July 31, 1886 | May 18, 1890 | March 7, 1894 | 
| 101 | 103 | 105 | 107 | 109 | 
| December 23, 1897 | October 12, 1901 | August 1, 1905 | May 19, 1909 | March 8, 1913 | 
| 111 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 
![]() December 24, 1916  | 
October 12, 1920 | ![]() July 31, 1924  | 
![]() May 19, 1928  | 
![]() March 7, 1932  | 
| 121 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 129 | 
![]() December 25, 1935  | 
![]() October 12, 1939  | 
![]() August 1, 1943  | 
![]() May 20, 1947  | 
![]() March 7, 1951  | 
| 131 | 133 | 135 | 137 | 139 | 
![]() December 25, 1954  | 
![]() October 12, 1958  | 
![]() July 31, 1962  | 
![]() May 20, 1966  | 
![]() March 7, 1970  | 
| 141 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 149 | 
![]() December 24, 1973  | 
![]() October 12, 1977  | 
![]() July 31, 1981  | 
![]() May 19, 1985  | 
![]() March 7, 1989  | 
| 151 | 153 | 155 | 157 | 159 | 
![]() December 24, 1992  | 
![]() October 12, 1996  | 
![]() July 31, 2000  | 
May 19, 2004 | March 7, 2008 | 
| 161 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 169 | 
| December 24, 2011 | October 13, 2015 | August 1, 2019 | May 19, 2023 | March 8, 2027 | 
References
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
 
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.





























.jpg.webp)

