Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921

Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma -0.9383
Magnitude 1.0293
Maximum eclipse
Duration 112 sec (1 m 52 s)
Coordinates 66°06′S 56°06′W / 66.1°S 56.1°W / -66.1; -56.1
Max. width of band 291 km (181 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 12:35:58
References
Saros 123 (48 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9331

A total solar eclipse occurred on October 1, 1921. 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.

Solar eclipses 1921-1924

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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1921-1924
Descending node   Ascending node
118April 8, 1921

Annular
123October 1, 1921

Total
128March 28, 1922

Annular
133September 21, 1922

Total
138March 17, 1923

Annular
143September 10, 1923

Total
148March 5, 1924

Partial
153August 30, 1924

Partial

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