Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908
| Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Hybrid |
| Gamma | -0.4985 |
| Magnitude | 1.0024 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 12 sec (0 m 12 s) |
| Coordinates | 53°24′S 0°30′W / 53.4°S 0.5°W |
| Max. width of band | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 11:44:28 |
| References | |
| Saros | 140 (23 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9301 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on December 23, 1908. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. This event is a hybrid, starting and ending as an annular eclipse.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1906-1909
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | July 21, 1906 Partial |
120 | January 14, 1907 Total | |
| 125 | July 10, 1907 Annular |
130 | January 3, 1908 Total | |
| 135 | June 28, 1908 Annular |
140 | December 23, 1908 Hybrid | |
| 145 | June 17, 1909 Hybrid |
150 | December 12, 1909 Partial | |
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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