A partial
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Monday, October 2, 1978. A
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
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. The eclipse is a part of the 153
saros cycle. Its the 7th eclipse of the saros cycle. The
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
was visible in most of Asia Except northern Asia, Northeastern Europe, tiny northern part of Oceania, and tiny parts of Guam and other American islands
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1978
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A total lunar eclipse on Friday, 24 March 1978.
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A partial solar eclipse on Friday, 7 April 1978.
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A total lunar eclipse on Saturday, 16 September 1978.
* A partial solar eclipse on Monday, 2 October 1978.
Solar eclipses of 1975–1978
Metonic series
References
External links
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October 1978 events
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