| Solar eclipse of April 8, 1902 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.5024 |
| Magnitude | 0.0643 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71°42′N 142°24′W / 71.7°N 142.4°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 14:05:06 |
| References | |
| Saros | 108 (76 of 76) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9286 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on April 8, 1902.[1][2] 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. This was the 76th and final event from Solar Saros 108.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1902–1907
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.[3]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1902–1907 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||
| 108 | April 8, 1902 Partial |
113 | October 1, 1902 | |
| 118 | March 29, 1903 Annular |
123 | September 21, 1903 Total | |
| 128 | March 17, 1904 Annular |
133 | September 9, 1904 Total | |
| 138 | March 6, 1905 Annular |
143 | August 30, 1905 Total | |
| 148 | February 23, 1906 Partial |
153 | August 20, 1906 Partial | |
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
| 22 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between April 8, 1902, and August 31, 1989: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7–8 | January 24–25 | November 12 | August 31-September 1 | June 19–20 |
| 108 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 |
April 8, 1902 |
 August 31, 1913 |
 June 19, 1917 | ||
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
 April 8, 1921 |
 January 24, 1925 |
 November 12, 1928 |
 August 31, 1932 |
 June 19, 1936 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 April 7, 1940 |
 January 25, 1944 |
 November 12, 1947 |
 September 1, 1951 |
 June 20, 1955 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 April 8, 1959 |
 January 25, 1963 |
 November 12, 1966 |
 August 31, 1970 |
 June 20, 1974 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
 April 7, 1978 |
 January 25, 1982 |
 November 12, 1985 |
 August 31, 1989 |
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Notes
- ↑ "There was an eclipse of the sun to-day". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1902-04-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "City items". The Dayton Herald. Dayton, Ohio. 1902-04-09. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 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.
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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