Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.2068 |
Magnitude | 0.6092 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 61°54′N 55°42′W / 61.9°N 55.7°W |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 7:48:53 |
References | |
Saros | 147 (19 of 80) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9396 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 28, 1949,[1] with a magnitude of 0.6092. 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of North Africa, Europe, the Soviet Union, Greenland, and northern Canada.