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Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27

Fred Espenak

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Introduction


The Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27 is visible from the following geographic regions:

  • Partial Eclipse: Antarctica, south Indian, Australia

The map to the right depicts the geographic regions of eclipse visibility. Click on the map to enlarge it. For an explanation of the features appearing in the map, see Key to Solar Eclipse Maps.

The instant of greatest eclipse takes place on 1960 Mar 27 at 07:25:07 TD (07:24:34 UT1). This is 6.6 days before the Moon reaches apogee. During the eclipse, the Sun is in the constellation Pisces. The synodic month in which the eclipse takes place has a Brown Lunation Number of 461.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 148 and is number 18 of 75 eclipses in the series. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node. The Moon moves northward with respect to the node with each succeeding eclipse in the series and gamma increases.

This is a very deep partial eclipse. It has an eclipse magnitude of 0.7058, while Gamma has a value of -1.1537.

The partial solar eclipse of 1960 Mar 27 is preceded two weeks earlier by a total lunar eclipse on 1960 Mar 13.

These eclipses all take place during a single eclipse season.

The eclipse predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 33.3 seconds for this eclipse.

The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.

Eclipse Data: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27

Eclipse Characteristics
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.70578
Eclipse Obscuration 0.62365
Gamma-1.15375
Conjunction Times
Event Calendar Date and Time Julian Date
Greatest Eclipse 1960 Mar 27 at 07:25:07.4 TD (07:24:34.2 UT1) 2437020.808729
Ecliptic Conjunction 1960 Mar 27 at 07:37:51.6 TD (07:37:18.3 UT1) 2437020.817573
Equatorial Conjunction 1960 Mar 27 at 06:43:57.7 TD (06:43:24.4 UT1) 2437020.780144
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon
1960 Mar 27 at 07:25:07.4 TD (07:24:34.2 UT1)
Coordinate Sun Moon
Right Ascension00h24m22.7s00h25m42.2s
Declination+02°38'08.8"+01°35'48.1"
Semi-Diameter 16'01.4" 15'29.5"
Eq. Hor. Parallax 08.8" 0°56'51.5"
Geocentric Libration of Moon
Angle Value
l 4.7°
b 1.5°
c -24.8°
Prediction Parameters
Paramater Value
Ephemerides JPL DE405
ΔT 33.3 s
k (penumbra) 0.2725076
k (umbra) 0.2722810
Saros Series 148 (18/75)

Explanation of Solar Eclipse Data Tables

Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27

Contacts of Penumbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactP105:28:45.505:28:12.265°40.3'S015°06.2'E
Last External ContactP409:21:54.009:21:20.830°20.8'S129°27.3'E
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Penumbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N105:56:45.105:56:11.854°36.5'S006°00.5'E
South Extreme Path Limit 1S108:53:50.908:53:17.719°09.4'S137°06.5'E

Explanation of Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Polynomial Besselian Elements: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27

Polynomial Besselian Elements
1960 Mar 27 at 07:00:00.0 TD (=t0)
n x y d l1 l2 μ
0 0.13648 -1.16740 2.6318 0.55568 0.00948 283.6341
1 0.51057 0.16265 0.0159 0.00012 0.00012 15.0044
2 -0.00002 0.00003 -0.0000 -0.00001 -0.00001 -0.0000
3 -0.00001 -0.00000 - - - -
Tan ƒ1 0.0046849
Tan ƒ2 0.0046616

At time t1 (decimal hours), each besselian element is evaluated by:

x = x0 + x1*t + x2*t2 + x3*t3 (or x = Σ [xn*tn]; n = 0 to 3)

where: t = t1 - t0 (decimal hours) and t0 = 7.000

Explanation of Polynomial Besselian Elements

Eclipse Publications

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Links for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Information

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 1960 Mar 27 were generated using the JPL DE405 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. The predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 33.3 seconds for this eclipse.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this website is based on the books 21st Century Canon of Solar Eclipses and Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or concealed.