Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, March 27, 1960, with a magnitude of 0.7058. 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 Australia.
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 | 1960 March 27 at 05:28:45.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1960 March 27 at 06:43:57.7 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1960 March 27 at 07:25:07.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1960 March 27 at 07:37:51.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1960 March 27 at 09:21:54.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.70578 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.62365 |
| Gamma | −1.15375 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h24m22.7s |
| Sun Declination | +02°38'08.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.4" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h25m42.2s |
| Moon Declination | +01°35'48.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'29.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'51.5" |
| ΔT | 33.3 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 13 Ascending node | March 27 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 122 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 148 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1960
- A total lunar eclipse on March 13.A partial solar eclipse on March 27.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 5.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 20.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 1951
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1969
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Solar Saros 148
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 26, 1873
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047