Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986

A total solar eclipse occurred on October 3, 1986. It was a hybrid event (normally, an eclipse which is annular for most of its duration, but with totality either at the beginning, end or at sometime during the eclipse) that did not officially satisfy the definition of totality. Totality occurred for a very short time (calculated at 0.08 seconds) in an area in the Atlantic Ocean, just east of the southern tip of Greenland. The path, on the surface of the Earth, was a narrow, tapered, horse-shoe, and visible only from a thin strip between Iceland and Greenland. At maximum eclipse the solar elevation was about 6°. The path width was just about 800 meters wide.

Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureHybrid
Gamma0.9931
Magnitude1
Maximum eclipse
Duration0 sec (0 m 0 s)
Coordinates59.9°N 37.1°W / 59.9; -37.1
Max. width of band1 km (0.62 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse19:06:15
References
Saros124 (53 of 73)
Catalog # (SE5000)9479

This eclipse was the last central eclipse of saros 124 and the only hybrid eclipse of that saros.

Solar Saros 124

This is the eclipse number 53 of Solar Saros 124.

Saros cycle 124, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 73 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 6, 1049. It contains total eclipses from June 12, 1211 through September 22, 1968 with one hybrid solar eclipse on October 3, 1986. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on May 11, 2347. The longest duration of totality was 5 minutes, 46 seconds on May 3, 1734.

Eclipse date: 03/10/1986

Saros length: 1298 years

Saros duration past: 937 years

Eclipses of 1986

Solar eclipses of 1986–1989

There were 8 solar eclipses between April 9, 1986 and August 31, 1989.

Saros 124

Solar saros 124, repeating every about 18 years and 11 days, contains 73 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 6, 1049. It contains total eclipses from June 12, 1211, to September 22, 1968, and a hybrid solar eclipse on October 3, 1986. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on May 11, 2347. The longest total eclipse occurred on May 3, 1734, at 5 minutes and 46 seconds.[1]

Metonic cycle

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 descending node.

References
  1. Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses NASA Eclipse Web Site.
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