Solar eclipse of October 10, 1912
| Solar eclipse of October 10, 1912 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.4149 |
| Magnitude | 1.0229 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 115 sec (1 m 55 s) |
| Coordinates | 28°06′S 40°06′W / 28.1°S 40.1°W |
| Max. width of band | 85 km (53 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:36:14 |
| References | |
| Saros | 142 (17 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9309 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on October 10, 1912. 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.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1910-1913
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | May 9, 1910 Total |
122 | November 2, 1910 Partial | |
| 127 | April 28, 1911 Total |
132 | October 22, 1911 Annular | |
| 137 | April 17, 1912 Hybrid |
142 | October 10, 1912 Total | |
| 147 | April 6, 1913 Partial |
152 | September 30, 1913 Partial | |
Saros series 142
It is a part of Saros cycle 142, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on April 17, 1624. It contains one hybrid eclipse on July 14, 1768, and total eclipses from July 25, 1786 through October 29, 2543. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on June 5, 2904. The longest duration of totality will be 6 minutes, 34 seconds on May 28, 2291.[1]
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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