Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975

A partial solar eclipse occurred on November 3, 1975. 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 November 3, 1975
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma-1.0248
Magnitude0.9588
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates70.4°S 161.7°W / -70.4; -161.7
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse13:15:54
References
Saros123 (51 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9455

Solar eclipses of 1975–1978

There were 8 solar eclipses (at 6 month intervals) between May 11, 1975 and October 2, 1978.

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.

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