Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
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A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 8, 1937, with a magnitude of 1.0751. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The path of totality crossed the Pacific Ocean starting in Gilbert and Ellice Islands (now belonging to Tuvalu and Kiribati) on June 9 (Wednesday), and ending at sunset in Peru on June 8 (Tuesday). At sunrise totality lasted 3 minutes, 6.8 seconds and at sunset totality lasted 3 minutes, 5.1 seconds. American astronomy professor Ethelwynn Rice Beckwith traveled to Peru to see this eclipse, and described the event in detail for the Oberlin Alumnae Magazine in 1937, in an article titled "Three Minutes in Peru."[1]
Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937 | |
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![]() The solar eclipse as viewed from Kanton Island. | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | −0.2253 |
Magnitude | 1.0751 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 424 s (7 min 4 s) |
Coordinates | 9.9°N 130.5°W / 9.9; -130.5 |
Max. width of band | 250 km (160 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 20:41:02 |
References | |
Saros | 136 (33 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9369 |
With a maximum eclipse of 7 minutes and 4.06 seconds, this was the longest total solar eclipse since July 1, 1098, which lasted 7 minutes and 5.34 seconds. A longer total solar eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955.[2]