Solar eclipse of February 23, 1906
A partial solar eclipse occurred on February 23, 1906. 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 February 23, 1906 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.2479 |
| Magnitude | 0.5386 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71.4°S 170.3°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 7:43:20 |
| References | |
| Saros | 148 (15 of 75) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9294 |
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.[1]
| 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 | |
Notes
- 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
External links
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