Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993

Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma -1.0411
Magnitude 0.928
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 69°36′S 58°18′E / 69.6°S 58.3°E / -69.6; 58.3
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 21:45:51
References
Saros 123 (52 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9494

A partial solar eclipse occurred on November 13–14, 1993. 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. It was visible at sunrise over parts of Australia on November 14, and ended at sunset over the southern tip of South America on November 13.

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Solar eclipses 1993-1996

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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1993–1996
Descending node   Ascending node
SarosMap SarosMap
118May 21, 1993

Partial		 123November 13, 1993

Partial
128May 10, 1994

Annular		 133November 3, 1994

Total
138April 29, 1995

Annular		 143

Totality at Dundlod, India		October 24, 1995

Total
148April 17, 1996

Partial		 153October 12, 1996

Partial

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).

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