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Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24

Fred Espenak

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Introduction


The Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24 is visible from the following geographic regions:

  • Partial Eclipse: northeast Asia, north Pacific, Alaska

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 1992 Dec 24 at 00:31:41 TD (00:30:42 UT1). This is 5.7 days before the Moon reaches apogee. During the eclipse, the Sun is in the constellation Sagittarius. The synodic month in which the eclipse takes place has a Brown Lunation Number of 866.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 151 and is number 13 of 72 eclipses in the series. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node. The Moon moves southward with respect to the node with each succeeding eclipse in the series and gamma decreases.

This is a very deep partial eclipse. It has an eclipse magnitude of 0.8422, while Gamma has a value of 1.0711.

The partial solar eclipse of 1992 Dec 24 is preceded two weeks earlier by a total lunar eclipse on 1992 Dec 09.

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 59.1 seconds for this eclipse.

The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.

Eclipse Data: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24

Eclipse Characteristics
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.84220
Eclipse Obscuration 0.77919
Gamma 1.07106
Conjunction Times
Event Calendar Date and Time Julian Date
Greatest Eclipse 1992 Dec 24 at 00:31:41.3 TD (00:30:42.2 UT1) 2448980.521322
Ecliptic Conjunction 1992 Dec 24 at 00:43:50.0 TD (00:42:50.9 UT1) 2448980.529756
Equatorial Conjunction 1992 Dec 24 at 00:46:08.3 TD (00:45:09.2 UT1) 2448980.531356
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon
1992 Dec 24 at 00:31:41.3 TD (00:30:42.2 UT1)
Coordinate Sun Moon
Right Ascension18h10m41.8s18h10m11.4s
Declination-23°25'00.8"-22°25'35.5"
Semi-Diameter 16'15.6" 15'15.7"
Eq. Hor. Parallax 08.9" 0°56'00.6"
Geocentric Libration of Moon
Angle Value
l 4.6°
b -1.3°
c 0.5°
Prediction Parameters
Paramater Value
Ephemerides JPL DE405
ΔT 59.1 s
k (penumbra) 0.2725076
k (umbra) 0.2722810
Saros Series 151 (13/72)

Explanation of Solar Eclipse Data Tables

Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24

Contacts of Penumbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactP122:21:43.122:20:44.033°15.5'N131°11.7'E
Last External ContactP402:41:38.902:40:39.844°49.0'N155°46.0'W
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Penumbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N123:05:50.623:04:51.522°23.3'N113°56.4'E
South Extreme Path Limit 1S101:57:29.701:56:30.734°25.4'N136°30.5'W

Explanation of Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Polynomial Besselian Elements: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24

Polynomial Besselian Elements
1992 Dec 24 at 01:00:00.0 TD (=t0)
n x y d l1 l2 μ
0 0.12051 1.09277 -23.4192 0.56435 0.01810 195.1178
1 0.52161 0.06172 0.0006 0.00010 0.00010 14.9962
2 -0.00004 0.00011 0.0000 -0.00001 -0.00001 0.0000
3 -0.00001 -0.00000 - - - -
Tan ƒ1 0.0047545
Tan ƒ2 0.0047309

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 = 1.000

Explanation of Polynomial Besselian Elements

Eclipse Publications

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Links for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Information

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 1992 Dec 24 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 59.1 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.