Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on June 20, 1974.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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.The path of totality passed over the Indian Ocean, Amsterdam Island, and Western Australia. The partial eclipse was visible from Madagascar, Indonesia, Australia, and the southwestern coast of South Island, New Zealand.
Related eclipses === Eclipses in 1974 ===* A partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 4 June 1974. * A total solar eclipse on Thursday, 20 June 1974. * A total lunar eclipse on Friday, 29 November 1974. * A partial solar eclipse on Friday, 13 December 1974.=== Solar eclipses of 1971–1974====== Saros 146 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 146, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 76 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on September 19, 1541.It contains total eclipses from May 29, 1938 through October 7, 2154, hybrid eclipses from October 17, 2172 through November 20, 2226, and annular eclipses from December 1, 2244 through August 10, 2659.The series ends at member 76 as a partial eclipse on December 29, 2893.The longest duration of totality was 5 minutes, 21 seconds on June 30, 1992.Series members 21-37 occur between 1901 and 2200:212223150pxMay 7, 1902150pxMay 18, 1920150pxMay 29, 1938242526150pxJune 8, 1956150pxJune 20, 1974150pxJune 30, 1992272829150pxJuly 11, 2010150pxJuly 22, 2028150pxAugust 2, 2046303132150pxAugust 12, 2064150pxAugust 24, 2082150pxSeptember 4, 2100333435150pxSeptember 15, 2118150pxSeptember 26, 2136150pxOctober 7, 21543637150pxOctober 17, 2172150pxOctober 29, 2190===Metonic series===22 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between April 8, 1902 and August 31, 1989:April 7–8January 24–25November 12August 31-September 1June 19–20108114116150pxApril 8, 1902150pxAugust 31, 1913150pxJune 19, 1917118120122124126150pxApril 8, 1921150pxJanuary 24, 1925150pxNovember 12, 1928150pxAugust 31, 1932150pxJune 19, 1936128130132134136150pxApril 7, 1940150pxJanuary 25, 1944150pxNovember 12, 1947150pxSeptember 1, 1951150pxJune 20, 1955138140142144146150pxApril 8, 1959150pxJanuary 25, 1963150pxNovember 12, 1966150pxAugust 31, 1970150pxJune 20, 1974148150152154150pxApril 7, 1978150pxJanuary 25, 1982150pxNovember 12, 1985150pxAugust 31, 1989
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