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Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978

Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978

20th-century partial solar eclipse

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Monday, October 2, 1978. 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. The eclipse is a part of the 153 saros cycle. Its the 7th eclipse of the saros cycle. The solar eclipse 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

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Eclipses in 1978

Solar eclipses of 1975–1978

There were 8 solar eclipses (at 6 month intervals) between May 11, 1975 and October 2, 1978.

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Metonic series

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).

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