Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 3, 1935, with a magnitude of 0.739. 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.
This was the second of five solar eclipses in 1935, with the others occurring on January 5, June 30, July 30, and December 25. The next time this will occur is 2206.
A partial eclipse was visible for most of North America.
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 | 1935 February 3 at 14:30:31.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1935 February 3 at 16:16:20.2 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1935 February 3 at 16:27:42.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1935 February 3 at 17:04:33.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1935 February 3 at 18:01:48.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.73901 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.67784 |
| Gamma | 1.14380 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 21h05m33.3s |
| Sun Declination | -16°39'23.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.5" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 21h03m43.1s |
| Moon Declination | -15°34'30.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'44.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'24.9" |
| ΔT | 23.9 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.| January 5 Ascending node | January 19 Descending node | February 3 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 111 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 123 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 149 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1935
- A partial solar eclipse on January 5.
- A total lunar eclipse on January 19.A partial solar eclipse on February 3.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 30.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 16.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 30.
- An annular solar eclipse on December 25.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 28, 1926
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1944
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
Solar Saros 149
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 23, 1917
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 23, 1906
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 3, 1848
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021