Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, February 25, 1971, with a magnitude of 0.7872. 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. In this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered 78.7% of the Sun.

Eclipses in 1971

 * A total lunar eclipse on February 10, 1971.
 * A partial solar eclipse on February 25, 1971.
 * A partial solar eclipse on July 22, 1971.
 * A total lunar eclipse on August 6, 1971.
 * A partial solar eclipse on August 20, 1971.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 19, 1962
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1980

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982

Solar Saros 149

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 25, 1884
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057