Solar eclipse of December 2, 1937

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, December 2, 1937, with a magnitude of 0.9184. 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. Annularity was visible from Ogasawara, Tokyo and South Seas Mandate (the part now belonging to Marshall Islands) in Japan, and Gilbert and Ellice Islands (the part now belonging to Kiribati).

The duration of annularity at maximum eclipse (closest to but slightly shorter than the longest duration) was 12 minutes, 0.33 seconds in the Pacific Ocean. It was the longest annular solar eclipse since December 25, 1628, but the Solar eclipse of December 14, 1955 lasted longer.

Eclipses in 1937

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 25, 1937.
 * A total solar eclipse on June 8, 1937.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on November 18, 1937.
 * An annular solar eclipse on December 2, 1937.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1934
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 1941

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1930
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 27, 1928
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1946

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1927
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 1, 1948

Solar Saros 141

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 22, 1919
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 1955

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1966

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 1, 1851
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024