Solar eclipse of September 30, 1913

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on September 30, 1913.[1][2][3][4] 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

Solar eclipse of September 30, 1913
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.1005
Magnitude0.8252
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61°00′S 11°36′E / 61°S 11.6°E / -61; 11.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse4:45:49
References
Saros152 (7 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9311

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1910–1913 edit

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[5]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1910 to 1913
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


References edit

  1. ^ "The heavens in September". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. 1913-08-31. p. 51. Retrieved 2023-11-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "THE HEAVENS IN SEPTEMBER". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. 1913-08-31. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-11-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "An enterprising hawker". Cambridge Evening News. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. 1913-09-30. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-11-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ECLIPSE OF THE SUN". Western Mail. Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales. 1913-09-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-11-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links edit

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Besselian elements