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Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21

Fred Espenak

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Introduction


The Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21 is visible from the following geographic regions:

  • Partial Eclipse: west North America, north Europe, northwest Asia

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 1993 May 21 at 14:20:15 TD (14:19:15 UT1). This is 5.7 days after the Moon reaches apogee. 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 871.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 118 and is number 67 of 72 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 0.7352, while Gamma has a value of 1.1372.

The partial solar eclipse of 1993 May 21 is followed two weeks later by a total lunar eclipse on 1993 Jun 04.

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 59.4 seconds for this eclipse.

The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.

Eclipse Data: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21

Eclipse Characteristics
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.73519
Eclipse Obscuration 0.65896
Gamma 1.13720
Conjunction Times
Event Calendar Date and Time Julian Date
Greatest Eclipse 1993 May 21 at 14:20:14.6 TD (14:19:15.2 UT1) 2449129.096703
Ecliptic Conjunction 1993 May 21 at 14:07:30.6 TD (14:06:31.1 UT1) 2449129.087860
Equatorial Conjunction 1993 May 21 at 14:34:45.0 TD (14:33:45.6 UT1) 2449129.106777
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon
1993 May 21 at 14:20:14.6 TD (14:19:15.2 UT1)
Coordinate Sun Moon
Right Ascension03h53m29.8s03h52m59.3s
Declination+20°15'44.4"+21°18'54.5"
Semi-Diameter 15'48.0" 15'16.2"
Eq. Hor. Parallax 08.7" 0°56'02.5"
Geocentric Libration of Moon
Angle Value
l -4.8°
b -1.4°
c -13.6°
Prediction Parameters
Paramater Value
Ephemerides JPL DE405
ΔT 59.4 s
k (penumbra) 0.2725076
k (umbra) 0.2722810
Saros Series 118 (67/72)

Explanation of Solar Eclipse Data Tables

Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21

Contacts of Penumbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactP112:19:45.712:18:46.337°44.6'N112°08.4'W
Last External ContactP416:20:31.616:19:32.249°00.8'N049°24.9'E
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Penumbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N112:40:11.412:39:11.927°35.8'N111°46.6'W
South Extreme Path Limit 1S116:00:07.515:59:08.139°18.5'N046°57.4'E

Explanation of Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Polynomial Besselian Elements: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21

Polynomial Besselian Elements
1993 May 21 at 14:00:00.0 TD (=t0)
n x y d l1 l2 μ
0 -0.30414 1.11016 20.2568 0.55588 0.00967 30.8620
1 0.52511 0.05912 0.0082 -0.00010 -0.00010 15.0006
2 0.00004 -0.00017 -0.0000 -0.00001 -0.00001 -0.0000
3 -0.00001 -0.00000 - - - -
Tan ƒ1 0.0046195
Tan ƒ2 0.0045965

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 Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 1993 May 21 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 59.4 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.