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Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Fred Espenak

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Introduction


The Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29 is visible from the following geographic regions:

  • Partial Eclipse: south South America, south Africa
  • Total Eclipse: South Atlantic

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 1938 May 29 at 13:50:18 TD (13:49:55 UT1). This is 1.1 days before the Moon reaches perigee. During the eclipse, the Sun is in the constellation Taurus. The synodic month in which the eclipse takes place has a Brown Lunation Number of 191.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 146 and is number 23 of 76 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.

The solar eclipse of 1938 May 29 is a relatively long total eclipse with a duration at greatest eclipse of 04m05s. It has an eclipse magnitude of 1.0552.

The total solar eclipse of 1938 May 29 is preceded two weeks earlier by a total lunar eclipse on 1938 May 14.

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 24.0 seconds for this eclipse.

The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.

Eclipse Data: Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Eclipse Characteristics
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 1.05523
Eclipse Obscuration 1.11351
Gamma-0.96068
Conjunction Times
Event Calendar Date and Time Julian Date
Greatest Eclipse 1938 May 29 at 13:50:18.5 TD (13:49:54.5 UT1) 2429048.076325
Ecliptic Conjunction 1938 May 29 at 13:59:56.4 TD (13:59:32.5 UT1) 2429048.083015
Equatorial Conjunction 1938 May 29 at 13:43:32.0 TD (13:43:08.1 UT1) 2429048.071621
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon
1938 May 29 at 13:50:18.5 TD (13:49:54.5 UT1)
Coordinate Sun Moon
Right Ascension04h22m54.3s04h23m11.2s
Declination+21°34'16.3"+20°36'05.3"
Semi-Diameter 15'46.6" 16'34.8"
Eq. Hor. Parallax 08.7" 1°00'50.8"
Geocentric Libration of Moon
Angle Value
l -2.5°
b 1.3°
c -10.9°
Prediction Parameters
Paramater Value
Ephemerides JPL DE405
ΔT 24.0 s
k (penumbra) 0.2725076
k (umbra) 0.2722810
Saros Series 146 (23/76)

Explanation of Solar Eclipse Data Tables

Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Contacts of Penumbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactP111:46:36.911:46:12.939°17.6'S068°23.6'W
Last External ContactP415:54:00.615:53:36.632°20.6'S016°23.0'E
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Penumbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N112:25:43.212:25:19.227°31.9'S085°08.7'W
South Extreme Path Limit 1S115:14:54.315:14:30.420°23.2'S032°12.9'E

Explanation of Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Umbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Contacts of Umbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactU113:17:53.513:17:29.564°26.3'S054°20.0'W
First Internal ContactU213:28:10.113:27:46.166°51.4'S044°59.0'W
Last Internal ContactU314:12:30.314:12:06.363°09.6'S004°52.3'E
Last External ContactU414:22:49.514:22:25.559°40.0'S011°10.1'E
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Umbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N113:18:11.813:17:47.864°22.7'S054°38.0'W
South Extreme Path Limit 1S113:27:57.513:27:33.566°53.1'S044°44.5'W
North Extreme Path Limit 2N214:22:31.014:22:07.059°35.3'S011°24.6'E
South Extreme Path Limit 2S214:12:42.914:12:18.963°12.4'S004°40.5'E

Explanation of Umbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Central Line Extremes and Duration: Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Extreme Limits of the Central Line
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
Extreme Central Line Limit 1C113:22:34.913:22:10.965°38.5'S050°25.2'W
Extreme Central Line Limit 2C214:18:06.814:17:42.861°18.6'S008°35.8'E

Explanation of Central Line Extremes Table

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse13:50:18.513:49:54.552°43.4'S022°01.0'W 15.5° 354.1° 674.9 km04m04.63s
Greatest Duration13:50:38.613:50:14.752°42.3'S021°47.8'W 15.5° 353.8° 675.2 km04m04.64s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Polynomial Besselian Elements: Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Polynomial Besselian Elements
1938 May 29 at 14:00:00.0 TD (=t0)
n x y d l1 l2 μ
0 0.15843 -0.95213 21.5745 0.53303 -0.01306 30.7047
1 0.57730 0.03923 0.0064 -0.00007 -0.00007 15.0002
2 0.00001 -0.00010 -0.0000 -0.00001 -0.00001 -0.0000
3 -0.00001 -0.00000 - - - -
Tan ƒ1 0.0046117
Tan ƒ2 0.0045887

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 = 14.000

Explanation of Polynomial Besselian Elements

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Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29 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 24.0 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.