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Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908

Total eclipse

Summary

Total eclipse

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A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 23, 1908,{{Cite news | access-date = 2023-11-01 | access-date = 2023-11-01 | access-date = 2023-11-01

Annularity was visible from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil, while totality was visible only from southern Atlantic Ocean with no land. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of northern South America, most of North America, the Caribbean, West Africa, North Africa, and Western Europe.

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.

EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1908 December 23 at 09:06:26.9 UTC
First Umbral External Contact1908 December 23 at 10:10:43.8 UTC
First Central Line1908 December 23 at 10:11:10.4 UTC
Greatest Duration1908 December 23 at 10:11:10.4 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact1908 December 23 at 10:11:37.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1908 December 23 at 11:44:27.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1908 December 23 at 11:49:14.3 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1908 December 23 at 11:49:45.9 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact1908 December 23 at 13:17:16.8 UTC
Last Central Line1908 December 23 at 13:17:40.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact1908 December 23 at 13:18:04.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1908 December 23 at 14:22:20.6 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.00243
Eclipse Obscuration1.00486
Gamma–0.49845
Sun Right Ascension18h05m35.3s
Sun Declination-23°26'42.1"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'15.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension18h05m23.9s
Moon Declination-23°55'54.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'04.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°58'59.0"
ΔT9.1 s

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.

December 7
Ascending node (full moon)December 23
Descending node (new moon)
[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1908Dec07.png200px]][[File:SE1908Dec23H.png200px]]
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 114Hybrid solar eclipse
Solar Saros 140

References

References

  1. "December 23, 1908 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate.
  3. "Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1908 Dec 23". EclipseWise.com.
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