Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14, 1993, with a magnitude of 0.928. 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 at sunrise over parts of Australia on November 14 (Sunday), continued over New Zealand and Antarctica, and ended at sunset over the southern tip of South America on November 13 (Saturday).
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Eclipse timing
Places experiencing partial eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Brisbane | 05:58:55 | 06:13:54 | 06:29:17 | 0:30 | 0.79% |
| Australia | Alice Springs | 05:41:55 (sunrise) | 05:44:27 | 06:08:23 | 0:26 | 5.00% |
| Australia | Tennant Creek | 05:47:00 (sunrise) | 05:48:45 | 05:50:21 | 0:03 | 0.06% |
| Australia | Lord Howe Island | 07:00:01 | 07:20:43 | 07:42:08 | 0:42 | 1.84% |
| Australia | Sydney | 06:49:55 | 07:23:01 | 07:57:56 | 1:08 | 9.74% |
| Australia | Wollongong | 06:49:42 | 07:23:51 | 07:59:55 | 1:10 | 10.84% |
| Australia | Eucla | 05:02:58 (sunrise) | 05:09:38 | 05:48:20 | 0:45 | 21.71% |
| Australia | Canberra | 06:48:56 | 07:25:04 | 08:03:20 | 1:14 | 13.54% |
| Australia | Adelaide | 06:17:04 | 06:55:35 | 07:36:22 | 1:19 | 20.94% |
| Australia | Melbourne | 06:48:40 | 07:28:56 | 08:11:43 | 1:23 | 21.14% |
| Australia | Hobart | 06:52:29 | 07:37:01 | 08:24:31 | 1:32 | 28.04% |
| New Zealand | Auckland | 09:34:05 | 09:38:21 | 09:42:39 | 0:09 | 0.01% |
| New Zealand | Tauranga | 09:34:32 | 09:41:09 | 09:47:50 | 0:13 | 0.03% |
| New Zealand | Wellington | 09:17:11 | 09:46:30 | 10:17:10 | 1:00 | 3.70% |
| New Zealand | Christchurch | 09:12:03 | 09:48:49 | 10:27:36 | 1:16 | 8.12% |
| New Zealand | Oban | 09:07:26 | 09:51:42 | 10:38:45 | 1:31 | 17.00% |
| New Zealand | Chatham Islands | 10:19:36 | 10:45:52 | 11:13:02 | 0:53 | 2.15% |
| Australia | Perth | 05:09:33 (sunrise) | 05:10:39 | 05:11:44 | 0:02 | 0.27% |
| Antarctica | Casey Station | 04:28:31 | 05:20:05 | 06:13:32 | 1:45 | 81.09% |
| Antarctica | Davis Station | 03:44:59 | 04:34:35 | 05:25:13 | 1:40 | 90.18% |
| Antarctica | Marambio Base | 18:55:06 | 19:44:33 | 20:32:14 | 1:37 | 49.16% |
| Antarctica | Orcadas Base | 18:58:11 | 19:45:38 | 20:15:42 (sunset) | 1:18 | 50.51% |
| Antarctica | Esperanza Base | 18:56:47 | 19:45:51 | 20:33:08 | 1:36 | 47.62% |
| Antarctica | Carlini Base | 18:59:23 | 19:47:54 | 20:34:35 | 1:35 | 44.80% |
| Argentina | Ushuaia | 19:17:17 | 20:00:22 | 20:41:36 | 1:24 | 25.87% |
| Falkland Islands | Stanley | 19:20:27 | 20:01:42 | 20:20:14 (sunset) | 1:00 | 26.75% |
| Chile | Punta Arenas | 19:21:55 | 20:03:03 | 20:42:24 | 1:20 | 21.27% |
| Argentina | Rawson | 19:45:10 | 20:14:00 | 20:21:55 (sunset) | 0:37 | 7.79% |
| Argentina | Neuquén | 20:04:29 | 20:19:40 | 20:22:50 (sunset) | 0:18 | 1.06% |
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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.
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1993 November 13 at 19:47:23.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1993 November 13 at 21:35:20.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1993 November 13 at 21:45:51.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1993 November 13 at 22:04:10.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1993 November 13 at 23:44:13.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.92801 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.91428 |
| Gamma | −1.04114 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 15h16m26.8s |
| Sun Declination | -18°08'48.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'09.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 15h15m42.5s |
| Moon Declination | -19°10'51.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'30.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'35.8" |
| ΔT | 59.9 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.
| November 13 Ascending node (new moon) | November 29 Descending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 123 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 135 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1993
- A partial solar eclipse on May 21.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 13.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 29.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 8, 1984
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
Solar Saros 123
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 1964
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1907
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2080
Solar eclipses of 1993–1996
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1993 to 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | ||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma |
| 118 | May 21, 1993 Partial | 1.1372 | 123 | November 13, 1993 Partial | −1.0411 |
| 128 Partial in Bismarck, ND, USA | May 10, 1994 Annular | 0.4077 | 133 Totality in Bolivia | November 3, 1994 Total | −0.3522 |
| 138 | April 29, 1995 Annular | −0.3382 | 143 Totality in Dundlod, India | October 24, 1995 Total | 0.3518 |
| 148 | April 17, 1996 Partial | −1.058 | 153 | October 12, 1996 Partial | 1.1227 |
Saros 123
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 123, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 29, 1074. It contains annular eclipses from July 2, 1182 through April 19, 1651; hybrid eclipses from April 30, 1669 through May 22, 1705; and total eclipses from June 3, 1723 through October 23, 1957. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 31, 2318. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of annularity was produced by member 19 at 8 minutes, 7 seconds on November 9, 1398, and the longest duration of totality was produced by member 42 at 3 minutes, 27 seconds on July 27, 1813. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.
| Series members 42–63 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 43 | 44 |
| July 27, 1813 | August 7, 1831 | August 18, 1849 |
| 45 | 46 | 47 |
| August 29, 1867 | September 8, 1885 | September 21, 1903 |
| 48 | 49 | 50 |
| October 1, 1921 | October 12, 1939 | October 23, 1957 |
| 51 | 52 | 53 |
| November 3, 1975 | November 13, 1993 | November 25, 2011 |
| 54 | 55 | 56 |
| December 5, 2029 | December 16, 2047 | December 27, 2065 |
| 57 | 58 | 59 |
| January 7, 2084 | January 19, 2102 | January 30, 2120 |
| 60 | 61 | 62 |
| February 9, 2138 | February 21, 2156 | March 3, 2174 |
| 63 | ||
| March 13, 2192 |
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
| 21 eclipse events between June 21, 1982 and June 21, 2058 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21 | April 8–9 | January 26 | November 13–14 | September 1–2 |
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
| June 21, 1982 | April 9, 1986 | January 26, 1990 | November 13, 1993 | September 2, 1997 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
| June 21, 2001 | April 8, 2005 | January 26, 2009 | November 13, 2012 | September 1, 2016 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
| June 21, 2020 | April 8, 2024 | January 26, 2028 | November 14, 2031 | September 2, 2035 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
| June 21, 2039 | April 9, 2043 | January 26, 2047 | November 14, 2050 | September 2, 2054 |
| 157 | ||||
| June 21, 2058 |
Tritos series
This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25, 1819 (Saros 107) | February 23, 1830 (Saros 108) | January 22, 1841 (Saros 109) | November 21, 1862 (Saros 111) | |
| August 20, 1895 (Saros 114) | July 21, 1906 (Saros 115) | June 19, 1917 (Saros 116) | ||
| May 19, 1928 (Saros 117) | April 19, 1939 (Saros 118) | March 18, 1950 (Saros 119) | February 15, 1961 (Saros 120) | January 16, 1972 (Saros 121) |
| December 15, 1982 (Saros 122) | November 13, 1993 (Saros 123) | October 14, 2004 (Saros 124) | September 13, 2015 (Saros 125) | August 12, 2026 (Saros 126) |
| July 13, 2037 (Saros 127) | June 11, 2048 (Saros 128) | May 11, 2059 (Saros 129) | April 11, 2070 (Saros 130) | March 10, 2081 (Saros 131) |
| February 7, 2092 (Saros 132) | January 8, 2103 (Saros 133) | December 8, 2113 (Saros 134) | November 6, 2124 (Saros 135) | October 7, 2135 (Saros 136) |
| September 6, 2146 (Saros 137) | August 5, 2157 (Saros 138) | July 5, 2168 (Saros 139) | June 5, 2179 (Saros 140) | May 4, 2190 (Saros 141) |
Inex series
This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 1820 (Saros 117) | February 23, 1849 (Saros 118) | February 2, 1878 (Saros 119) |
| January 14, 1907 (Saros 120) | December 25, 1935 (Saros 121) | December 4, 1964 (Saros 122) |
| November 13, 1993 (Saros 123) | October 25, 2022 (Saros 124) | October 4, 2051 (Saros 125) |
| September 13, 2080 (Saros 126) | August 26, 2109 (Saros 127) | August 5, 2138 (Saros 128) |
| July 16, 2167 (Saros 129) | June 26, 2196 (Saros 130) |