Solar eclipse of June 10, 1964

A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 10, 1964. 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 June 10, 1964
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma-1.1393
Magnitude0.7545
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates65°S 135.9°E / -65; 135.9
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse4:34:07
References
Saros117 (66 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9430

Solar eclipses of 1964–1967

This eclipse is a member of a 1964–1967 series at alternating nodes every 6 synodic months.

Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 14, 1964 and July 9, 1964 belong to the previous lunar year set.

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.

References

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