solar eclipse of February 3, 1935

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| previous = Solar eclipse of January 5, 1935

| next = Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935

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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 3, 1935,{{cite web|title=February 3, 1935 Partial Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/1935-february-3|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=3 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 0.739. 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.

This was the second of five solar eclipses in 1935, with the others occurring on January 5, June 30, July 30, and December 25. The next time this will occur is 2206.

A partial eclipse was visible for most of North America.

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.{{cite web|title=Partial Solar Eclipse of 1935 Feb 03|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1901-2000/SE1935Feb03Pprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=3 August 2024}}

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|+February 3, 1935 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 1935 February 03 at 14:30:31.4 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 1935 February 03 at 16:16:20.2 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 1935 February 03 at 16:27:42.1 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 1935 February 03 at 17:04:33.7 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 1935 February 03 at 18:01:48.2 UTC

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|+February 3, 1935 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.73901

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.67784

Gamma

| 1.14380

Sun Right Ascension

| 21h05m33.3s

Sun Declination

| -16°39'23.6"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'13.5"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.9"

Moon Right Ascension

| 21h03m43.1s

Moon Declination

| -15°34'30.3"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'44.0"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 1°01'24.9"

ΔT

| 23.9 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

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|+ Eclipse season of January–February 1935

! January 5
Ascending node (new moon) !! January 19
Descending node (full moon) !! February 3
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 111

Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123

Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149