Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989

Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Partial
Gamma	1.0981
Magnitude	0.8268
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates	61°12′N 169°48′W / 61.2°N 169.8°W / 61.2; -169.8
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	18:08:41
References
Saros	149 (19 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9484

A partial solar eclipse occurred on March 7, 1989. 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 1989

• A total lunar eclipse on February 20.
• A partial solar eclipse on March 7.
• A total lunar eclipse on August 17.
• A partial solar eclipse on August 31.

Solar eclipses of 1986–1989

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

Solar eclipse series sets from 1986–1989
Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Map	Gamma		Saros	Map	Gamma
119	1986 April 9 Partial	−1.08215		124	1986 October 3 Hybrid	0.99305
129	1987 March 29 Hybrid	−0.30531		134	1987 September 23 Annular	0.27869
139	1988 March 18 Total	0.41879		144	1988 September 11 Annular	−0.46811
149	1989 March 7 Partial	1.09815		154	1989 August 31 Partial	−1.19279

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.

22 eclipse events between December 24, 1916 and July 31, 2000
December 24–25	October 12–13	July 31-Aug 1	May 18–20	March 7–8
91	93	95	97	99
December 23, 1878	October 12, 1882	July 31, 1886	May 18, 1890	March 7, 1894
101	103	105	107	109
December 23, 1897	October 12, 1901	August 1, 1905	May 19, 1909	March 8, 1913
111	113	115	117	119
December 24, 1916	October 12, 1920	July 31, 1924	May 19, 1928	March 7, 1932
121	123	125	127	129
December 25, 1935	October 12, 1939	August 1, 1943	May 20, 1947	March 7, 1951
131	133	135	137	139
December 25, 1954	October 12, 1958	July 31, 1962	May 20, 1966	March 7, 1970
141	143	145	147	149
December 24, 1973	October 12, 1977	July 31, 1981	May 19, 1985	March 7, 1989
151	153	155	157	159
December 24, 1992	October 12, 1996	July 31, 2000	May 19, 2004	March 7, 2008
161	163	165	167	169
December 24, 2011	October 13, 2015	August 1, 2019	May 19, 2023	March 8, 2027

References

External links

• Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
  • Google interactive map
  • Besselian elements

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