Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, November 3, 1975, with a magnitude of 0.9588. 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 southern South America and Antarctica.
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 | 1975 November 03 at 11:15:40.6 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1975 November 03 at 13:05:32.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1975 November 03 at 13:15:54.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1975 November 03 at 13:40:06.5 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1975 November 03 at 15:16:00.1 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.95883 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.95347 |
| Gamma | −1.02475 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 14h32m18.5s |
| Sun Declination | -14°58'14.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'07.4" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h31m21.8s |
| Moon Declination | -15°58'31.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'28.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'28.4" |
| ΔT | 46.3 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.| November 3 Ascending node | November 18 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 123 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 135 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1975
- A partial solar eclipse on May 11.
- A total lunar eclipse on May 25.A partial solar eclipse on November 3.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 18.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 1972
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 22, 1979
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 22, 1968
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 29, 1966
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 1984
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 1964
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
Solar Saros 123
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 1957
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 1, 1889
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 3, 2062