Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971

Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma 1.513
Magnitude 0.0689
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 63°30′N 177°00′E / 63.5°N 177°E / 63.5; 177
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 9:31:55
References
Saros 116 (70 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9446

A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 1971. This was the 70th and final solar eclipse from Solar Saros 116.

Solar eclipses of 1971-1974

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.

Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 25, 1971 and August 20, 1971 occur in the next lunar year set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1971-1974
Descending node   Ascending node
SarosMap SarosMap
116
July 22, 1971
Partial		 121
January 16, 1972
Annular
126
July 10, 1972
Total		 131
January 4, 1973
Annular
136
June 30, 1973
Total		 141
December 24, 1973
Annular
146
June 20, 1974
Total		 151
December 13, 1974
Partial

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).

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