Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920 explained

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 10, 1920,[1] with a magnitude of 0.742. 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.

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Canada, the United States, Northwest 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.[2]

November 10, 1920 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1920 November 10 at 13:47:26.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1920 November 10 at 15:28:01.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1920 November 10 at 15:52:15.0 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1920 November 10 at 16:05:10.6 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1920 November 10 at 17:57:19.7 UTC
November 10, 1920 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.74201
Eclipse Obscuration0.65874
Gamma1.12869
Sun Right Ascension15h02m00.4s
Sun Declination-17°11'23.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'09.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension15h02m47.8s
Moon Declination-16°10'02.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'06.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'26.3"
ΔT22.1 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1920

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 151

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 10, 1920 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 1 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1920 Nov10. EclipseWise.com. 1 August 2024.