Solar eclipse of April 29, 1976

The Institute of Physics and Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Xinjiang Earthquake Team conducted observations of gravitational effects using gravimeters, inclinometers, pendulum clocks and seismometers in southwestern Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang near the Karakoram Pass at an altitude of . Results showed that the gravitational acceleration had no obvious effect within the accuracy of the instruments. No inclination was recorded on the photosensitive paper of the inclinometer due to the width of its lines. Three inclinations were pen-recorded, whose time and direction were clearly related to that of the eclipse. Due to the difficult conditions with the high altitude, the observation team was unable to obtain more comparative data. == 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. == 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. == Related eclipses ==

Eclipses in 1976 • An annular solar eclipse on April 29. • A partial lunar eclipse on May 13. • A total solar eclipse on October 23. • A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 6. Metonic • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 10, 1972 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1980 Tzolkinex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1969 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 1983 Half-Saros • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1967 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1985 Tritos • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1965 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1987 Solar Saros 128 • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 1958 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994 Inex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 1947 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005 Triad • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 28, 1889 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2063 Solar eclipses of 1975–1978 Saros 128 Metonic series Tritos series Inex series ==Notes==