Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978

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 1978 • A total lunar eclipse on March 24. • A partial solar eclipse on April 7. • A total lunar eclipse on September 16. • A partial solar eclipse on October 2. Metonic • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982 Tzolkinex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985 Half-Saros • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 25, 1969 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1987 Tritos • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989 Solar Saros 153 • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996 Inex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007 Triad • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 1, 1891 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2065 Solar eclipses of 1975–1978 Saros 153 Metonic series Tritos series Inex series ==References==