Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978

• A total lunar eclipse on Friday, 24 March 1978.
• A partial solar eclipse on Friday, 7 April 1978.
• A total lunar eclipse on Saturday, 16 September 1978.
• A partial solar eclipse on Monday, 2 October 1978.

There were 8 solar eclipses (at 6 month intervals) between May 11, 1975 and October 2, 1978.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1975–1978
Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Map	Gamma		Saros	Map	Gamma
118	1975 May 11 Partial	1.06472		123	1975 November 3 Partial	-1.02475
128	1976 April 29 Annular	0.33783		133	1976 October 23 Total	-0.32699
138	1977 April 18 Annular	-0.39903		143	1977 October 12 Total	0.38363
148	1978 April 7 Partial	-1.10812		153	1978 October 2 Partial	1.16164

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).

22 eclipse events between December 13, 1898 and July 20, 1982
December 13–14	October 1–2	July 20–21	May 9	February 24–25
111	113	115	117	119
December 13, 1898		July 21, 1906	May 9, 1910	February 25, 1914
121	123	125	127	129
December 14, 1917	October 1, 1921	July 20, 1925	May 9, 1929	February 24, 1933
131	133	135	137	139
December 13, 1936	October 1, 1940	July 20, 1944	May 9, 1948	February 25, 1952
141	143	145	147	149
December 14, 1955	October 2, 1959	July 20, 1963	May 9, 1967	February 25, 1971
151	153	155
December 13, 1974	October 2, 1978	July 20, 1982