A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 7, 1989, with a magnitude of 0.8268. 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.
Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989 | |
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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 |
Related eclipses
editEclipses in 1989
edit- A total lunar eclipse on February 20, 1989.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 7, 1989.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 17, 1989.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 31, 1989.
Metonic
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
Tzolkinex
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
Half-Saros
edit- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1980
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998
Tritos
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
Solar Saros 149
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
Inex
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Triad
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 7, 1902
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2076
Solar eclipses of 1986–1989
editThis 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 1986 to 1989 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
119 | April 9, 1986 Partial |
−1.0822 | 124 | October 3, 1986 Hybrid |
0.9931 | |
129 | March 29, 1987 Hybrid |
−0.3053 | 134 | September 23, 1987 Annular |
0.2787 | |
139 | March 18, 1988 Total |
0.4188 | 144 | September 11, 1988 Annular |
−0.4681 | |
149 | March 7, 1989 Partial |
1.0981 | 154 | August 31, 1989 Partial |
−1.1928 |
Saros 149
editThis eclipse is a part of Saros series 149, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on August 21, 1664. It contains total eclipses from April 9, 2043 through October 2, 2331; hybrid eclipses from October 13, 2349 through November 3, 2385; and annular eclipses from November 15, 2403 through July 13, 2800. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on September 28, 2926. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality will be produced by member 31 at 4 minutes, 10 seconds on July 17, 2205, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 62 at 5 minutes, 6 seconds on June 21, 2764. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 9–30 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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9 | 10 | 11 |
November 18, 1808 |
November 29, 1826 |
December 9, 1844 |
12 | 13 | 14 |
December 21, 1862 |
December 31, 1880 |
January 11, 1899 |
15 | 16 | 17 |
January 23, 1917 |
February 3, 1935 |
February 14, 1953 |
18 | 19 | 20 |
February 25, 1971 |
March 7, 1989 |
March 19, 2007 |
21 | 22 | 23 |
March 29, 2025 |
April 9, 2043 |
April 20, 2061 |
24 | 25 | 26 |
May 1, 2079 |
May 11, 2097 |
May 24, 2115 |
27 | 28 | 29 |
June 3, 2133 |
June 14, 2151 |
June 25, 2169 |
30 | ||
July 6, 2187 |
Metonic series
editThe 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 | ||||
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 149". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
External links
edit- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC