Solar eclipse of August 12, 1942
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 12, 1942, with a magnitude of 0.0561. 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 Antarctica. This was the last of 72 solar eclipses in Solar Saros 115.
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1942 August 12 at 02:08:33.6 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1942 August 12 at 02:28:04.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1942 August 12 at 02:45:11.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1942 August 12 at 03:21:27.7 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1942 August 12 at 03:24:16.4 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.05620 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.01566 |
| Gamma | −1.52444 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 09h24m47.6s |
| Sun Declination | +15°12'09.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'47.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 09h23m32.6s |
| Moon Declination | +13°50'08.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'03.2" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'14.6" |
| ΔT | 25.5 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| August 12 Ascending node | August 26 Descending node | September 10 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 115 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 127 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 153 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1942
- A total lunar eclipse on March 3.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 16.A partial solar eclipse on August 12.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 26.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 10.
Metonic
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1946
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1933
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 1951
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953
Solar Saros 115
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1913
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
Triad
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029