Solar eclipse of July 9, 1964

Solar eclipse of July 9, 1964
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma 1.3623
Magnitude 0.3221
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 67°36′N 172°54′W / 67.6°N 172.9°W / 67.6; -172.9
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 11:17:53
References
Saros 155 (3 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9429

A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 9, 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 eclipses of 1961-1964

Each member 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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1961-1964
Descending node   Ascending node
SarosMap SarosMap
120
February 15, 1961
Total
125
August 11, 1961
Annular
130
February 5, 1962
Total
135
July 31, 1962
Annular
140
January 25, 1963
Annular
145
July 20, 1963
Total
150
January 14, 1964
Partial
155
July 9, 1964
Partial
Partial solar eclipses of June 10, 1964 and December 4, 1964 belong in the next lunar year set.

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