Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.1928
Magnitude0.6344
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61°18′S 23°36′E / 61.3°S 23.6°E / -61.3; 23.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse5:31:47
References
Saros154 (5 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9485

A partial solar eclipse occurred on August 31, 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.

Eclipses of 1989

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
SarosMapGamma SarosMapGamma
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).

References

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