Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, March 7, 1932, with a magnitude of 0.9277. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 3.6 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Annularity was visible from parts of Antarctica and southern Tasmania. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
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 | 1932 March 7 at 05:31:28.9 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1932 March 7 at 06:54:13.1 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1932 March 7 at 07:18:12.4 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1932 March 7 at 07:27:34.8 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1932 March 7 at 07:41:47.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1932 March 7 at 07:44:37.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1932 March 7 at 07:55:50.3 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1932 March 7 at 07:56:35.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1932 March 7 at 08:10:29.9 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1932 March 7 at 08:24:44.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1932 March 7 at 08:34:07.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1932 March 7 at 10:20:39.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.92767 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.86057 |
| Gamma | −0.96731 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h10m29.5s |
| Sun Declination | -05°18'43.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'06.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h12m10.8s |
| Moon Declination | -06°05'03.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'53.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'40.6" |
| 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.| March 7 Ascending node | March 22 Descending node |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 119 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 131 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1932
An annular solar eclipse on March 7.- A partial lunar eclipse on March 22.
- A total solar eclipse on August 31.
- A partial lunar eclipse on September 14.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1928
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 1935
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 24, 1925
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 1939
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1923
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1941
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 1921
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 4, 1943
Solar Saros 119
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1914
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1950
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1903
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 1961
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 6, 1845
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019