Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17, 1942, with a magnitude of 0.6393. 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 and southern Oceania.
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 March 16 at 21:44:48.6 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1942 March 16 at 22:54:14.8 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1942 March 16 at 23:37:06.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1942 March 16 at 23:50:18.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1942 March 17 at 01:29:50.5 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.63936 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.54379 |
| Gamma | −1.19082 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h44m24.0s |
| Sun Declination | -01°41'22.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'04.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h45m46.3s |
| Moon Declination | -02°45'29.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'26.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'41.2" |
| ΔT | 25.4 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.| March 3 Ascending node | March 16 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 122 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 148 |
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
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 29, 1938
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1933
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
Solar Saros 148
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1913
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 16, 1855
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029