A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 7, 1989, with a magnitude of 0.8268. A solar eclipse 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, the western and central United States, northwest Mexico, and Greenland.
Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989(local times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Honolulu 06:46:48 (sunrise) 07:02:00 07:48:31 1:02 27.28% Tijuana 08:55:27 09:48:30 10:44:00 1:49 21.41% Hermosillo 10:06:57 10:49:28 11:33:21 1:26 8.98% Los Angeles 08:54:54 09:49:56 10:47:36 1:53 25.15% San Francisco 08:53:22 09:52:09 10:54:03 2:01 35.72% Unalaska 08:39:23 (sunrise) 08:54:34 09:53:03 1:14 77.06% Phoenix 10:06:27 10:56:18 11:47:52 1:41 15.90% Las Vegas 09:02:39 09:57:27 10:54:27 1:52 23.73% Seattle 09:08:02 10:09:34 11:13:37 2:06 47.13% Salt Lake City 10:13:51 11:09:39 12:07:05 1:53 25.12% Vancouver 09:09:48 10:11:34 11:15:47 2:06 49.65% Anchorage 08:14:28 09:13:15 10:14:35 2:00 75.27% Denver 10:28:02 11:16:38 12:06:01 1:38 14.12% Oklahoma City 11:56:27 12:19:39 12:42:56 0:46 1.21% Whitehorse 09:19:44 10:20:24 11:23:13 2:03 67.14% Adak 08:18:04 (sunrise) 08:21:41 08:45:45 0:28 29.23% Calgary 10:23:10 11:23:24 12:25:04 2:02 40.22% Edmonton 10:27:12 11:27:28 12:28:58 2:02 42.03% Inuvik 10:33:26 11:32:28 12:32:51 1:59 66.11% Regina 11:36:58 12:32:49 13:29:12 1:52 27.21% Minneapolis 12:01:52 12:39:41 13:17:22 1:16 6.30% Winnipeg 11:51:06 12:40:42 13:30:14 1:39 16.99% Baker Lake 11:58:04 12:53:10 13:48:01 1:50 34.69% Mys Shmidta 06:52:12 (sunrise) 06:58:18 07:16:27 0:24 19.96% Anadyr 06:56:15 (sunrise) 07:02:20 07:08:31 0:12 4.17% Coral Harbour 13:13:16 14:02:44 14:51:31 1:38 23.41% Pond Inlet 13:13:59 14:04:54 14:55:13 1:41 32.74% Qaanaaq 15:15:42 16:05:54 16:55:32 1:40 35.76% Pituffik 14:16:48 15:06:40 15:55:56 1:39 34.15% Nuuk 15:51:53 16:22:06 16:51:46 1:00 5.58%References:
Eclipse details Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+March 7, 1989 solar eclipse times Event Time (UTC) First penumbral external contact 1989 March 7 at 16:17:48.4 UTC Greatest eclipse 1989 March 7 at 18:08:40.6 UTC Ecliptic conjunction 1989 March 7 at 18:19:36.5 UTC Equatorial conjunction 1989 March 7 at 19:09:59.8 UTC Last penumbral external contact 1989 March 7 at 19:59:06.7 UTC
+March 7, 1989 solar eclipse parameters Parameter Value Eclipse magnitude 0.82679 Eclipse obscuration 0.78906 Gamma 1.09815 Sun right ascension 23h12m43.3s Sun declination -05°04'32.2" Sun semi-diameter 16'06.8" Sun equatorial horizontal parallax 08.9" Moon right ascension 23h10m35.2s Moon declination -04°05'29.6" Moon semi-diameter 16'41.7" Moon equatorial horizontal parallax 1°01'16.5" ΔT 56.4 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of February–March 1989 February 20Descending node (full moon) March 7Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 123 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1989 A total lunar eclipse on February 20 A partial solar eclipse on March 7 A total lunar eclipse on August 17 A partial solar eclipse on August 31
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1980 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
Solar Saros 149 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 7, 1902 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2076
Solar eclipses of 1986–1989
Saros 149
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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