Solar eclipse of August 11, 1961

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, August 11, 1961, with a magnitude of 0.9375. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. A small annular eclipse covered only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 499 km wide at maximum, and lasted 6 minutes and 35 seconds.

Eclipses in 1961

 * A total solar eclipse on February 15, 1961.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on March 2, 1961.
 * An annular solar eclipse on August 11, 1961.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on August 26, 1961.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 1957
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1965

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1954
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 22, 1968

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1952
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 1970

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 1950
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 10, 1972

Solar Saros 125

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 1943
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 22, 1979

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1932
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1990

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 10, 1874
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048

Inex series
In the 19th century:


 * Solar Saros 120: Total Solar Eclipse of 1816 Nov 19


 * Solar Saros 121: Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1845 Oct 30


 * Solar Saros 122: Annular Solar Eclipse of 1874 Oct 10

In the 22nd century:


 * Solar Saros 130: Total Solar Eclipse of 2106 May 03


 * Solar Saros 131: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2135 Apr 13


 * Solar Saros 132: Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2164 Mar 23


 * Solar Saros 133: Total Solar Eclipse of 2193 Mar 03