Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
A partial solar eclipse occurred on October 2, 1978. 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 October 2, 1978 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1616 |
| Magnitude | 0.6905 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 72°N 159.6°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 6:28:43 |
| References | |
| Saros | 153 (7 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9461 |
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 1975–1978
There were 8 solar eclipses (at 6 month intervals) between May 11, 1975 and October 2, 1978.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1975–1978 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 118 |  1975 May 11 Partial | 1.06472 | 123 |  1975 November 3 Partial | -1.02475 | |
| 128 |  1976 April 29 Annular | 0.33783 | 133 |  1976 October 23 Total | -0.32699 | |
| 138 |  1977 April 18 Annular | -0.39903 | 143 |  1977 October 12 Total | 0.38363 | |
| 148 |  1978 April 7 Partial | -1.10812 | 153 | 1978 October 2 Partial | 1.16164 | |
Related eclipses
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).
| 21 eclipse events between July 21, 1906 and July 20, 1982 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20–21 | May 9 | February 24–25 | December 13–14 | October 1–2 |
| 105 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 113 |
 December 13, 1898 |
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| 115 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 |
 July 21, 1906 |
 May 9, 1910 |
 February 25, 1914 |
 December 14, 1917 |
 October 1, 1921 |
| 125 | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 |
 July 20, 1925 |
 May 9, 1929 |
 February 24, 1933 |
 December 13, 1936 |
 October 1, 1940 |
| 135 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 |
 July 20, 1944 |
 May 9, 1948 |
 February 25, 1952 |
 December 14, 1955 |
 October 2, 1959 |
| 145 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 |
 July 20, 1963 |
 May 9, 1967 |
 February 25, 1971 |
 December 13, 1974 |
October 2, 1978 |
| 155 | ||||
 July 20, 1982 | ||||
References
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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