Solar Eclipse Of 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.

Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Partial
Gamma	−1.1928
Magnitude	0.6344
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates	61°18′S 23°36′E / 61.3°S 23.6°E / -61.3; 23.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	5:31:47
References
Saros	154 (5 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9485

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 to 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).

22 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between April 8, 1902, and August 31, 1989:
April 7–8	January 24–25	November 12	August 31-September 1	June 19–20
108			114	116
April 8, 1902			August 31, 1913	June 19, 1917
118	120	122	124	126
April 8, 1921	January 24, 1925	November 12, 1928	August 31, 1932	June 19, 1936
128	130	132	134	136
April 7, 1940	January 25, 1944	November 12, 1947	September 1, 1951	June 20, 1955
138	140	142	144	146
April 8, 1959	January 25, 1963	November 12, 1966	August 31, 1970	June 20, 1974
148	150	152	154
April 7, 1978	January 25, 1982	November 12, 1985	August 31, 1989

• Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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