Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
| Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993 | |
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 Course of the penumbra on the earth's surface |
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| Type | Partially |
| area | North America , Greenland , Siberia , Northern Europe , Arctic Ocean |
| Saros cycle | 118 (67 of 72) |
| Gamma value | +1.1371 |
| Greatest eclipse | |
| place | Chukotka (Eastern Siberia) |
| location | 68 ° 48 ' N , 162 ° 18' E |
| time | May 21, 1993 2:19:15 PM UT |
| size | 0.7353 |
The partial solar eclipse of May 21, 1993 could be observed from the entire Arctic Ocean, all of Greenland and large parts of North America and Northern Eurasia. Only the north-eastern part of Germany, north of the Emden and Görlitz line , was in the visibility area. The highest degree of coverage was achieved on the island of Rügen ; Seen from there, about 18 per thousand of the solar disk was covered by the moon in the late afternoon . The degree of coverage was greater in Scandinavia : in the Swedish capital Stockholm 10 percent, in Lapland even a quarter of the sun was covered by the moon.
This solar eclipse belongs to the ending Saros cycle 118, which will include a total of 72 eclipses. Saros 118 began on May 24, 803 with 8 partial solar eclipses in Antarctica . This was followed by 40 total, 2 hybrid and 15 annular solar eclipses. The conclusion is formed by 7 partial eclipses in the Arctic , the first of which took place on May 11, 1975 . At an interval of 18 years and about 11 1/3 days, the remaining 5 will follow, the final eclipse on July 15, 2083.
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Previous solar eclipses:
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Later solar eclipses:
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January 15, 1991 (circular) |
July 11, 1991 (total) |
January 4, 1992 (ring-shaped) |
June 30, 1992 (total) |
December 24, 1992 (partial) |
May 21, 1993 (partial) |
November 13, 1993 (partial) |
May 10, 1994 (circular) |
November 3, 1994 (total) |
April 29, 1995 (circular) |
October 24, 1995 (total) |
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