Solar eclipse of October 21, 1930
| Solar eclipse of October 21, 1930 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.3804 |
| Magnitude | 1.023 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 115 sec (1 m 55 s) |
| Coordinates | 30°30′S 161°06′W / 30.5°S 161.1°W |
| Max. width of band | 84 km (52 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 21:43:53 |
| References | |
| Saros | 142 (18 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9352 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on October 21, 1930. 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 1928-1931
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 19, 1928 Total |
122 | November 12, 1928 Partial | |
| 127 | May 9, 1929 Total |
132 | November 1, 1929 Annular | |
| 137 | April 28, 1930 Hybrid |
142 | October 21, 1930 Total | |
| 147 | April 18, 1931 Partial |
152 | October 11, 1931 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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