Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908

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Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908
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Map
Type of eclipse
NatureHybrid
Gamma −0.4985
Magnitude 1.0024
Maximum eclipse
Duration12 s (0 min 12 s)
Coordinates 53°24′S0°30′W / 53.4°S 0.5°W / -53.4; -0.5
Max. width of band10 km (6.2 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse11:44:28
References
Saros 140 (23 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9301

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 23, 1908, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 1.0024. It was a hybrid event, with only a fraction of its path as total, and longer sections at the start and end as an annular eclipse. 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. Annularity was visible from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil, while totality was visible only from southern Atlantic Ocean with no land.

Contents

Eclipses in 1908

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 140

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 1906–1909

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. [4]

The partial solar eclipses on February 23, 1906 and August 20, 1906 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1906 to 1909
Ascending node Descending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
115 July 21, 1906
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Partial		−1.3637120 January 14, 1907
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Total		0.8628
125 July 10, 1907
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Annular		−0.6313130 January 3, 1908
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Total		0.1934
135 June 28, 1908
SE1908Jun28A.png
Annular		0.1389140 December 23, 1908
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Hybrid		−0.4985
145 June 17, 1909
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Hybrid		0.8957150 December 12, 1909
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Partial		−1.2456

Saros 140

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 140, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 16, 1512. It contains total eclipses from July 21, 1656 through November 9, 1836; hybrid eclipses from November 20, 1854 through December 23, 1908; and annular eclipses from January 3, 1927 through December 7, 2485. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on June 1, 2774. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.

The longest duration of totality was produced by member 11 at 4 minutes, 10 seconds on August 12, 1692, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 53 at 7 minutes, 35 seconds on November 15, 2449. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit. [5]

Series members 18–39 occur between 1801 and 2200:
181920
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October 29, 1818		 SE1836Nov09T.png
November 9, 1836		 SE1854Nov20H.png
November 20, 1854
212223
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November 30, 1872		 SE1890Dec12H.png
December 12, 1890		 SE1908Dec23H.png
December 23, 1908
242526
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January 3, 1927 		SE1945Jan14A.png
January 14, 1945 		SE1963Jan25A.png
January 25, 1963
272829
SE1981Feb04A.png
February 4, 1981 		SE1999Feb16A.png
February 16, 1999 		SE2017Feb26A.png
February 26, 2017
303132
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March 9, 2035 		SE2053Mar20A.png
March 20, 2053 		SE2071Mar31A.png
March 31, 2071
333435
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April 10, 2089 		SE2107Apr23A.png
April 23, 2107		 SE2125May03A.png
May 3, 2125
363738
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May 14, 2143		 SE2161May25A.png
May 25, 2161		 SE2179Jun05A.png
June 5, 2179
39
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June 15, 2197

Tritos series

This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

The partial solar eclipses on December 7, 2170 (part of Saros 164) and November 7, 2181 (part of Saros 165) are also a part of this series but are not included in the table below.

Series members between 1801 and 2105
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September 28, 1810
(Saros 131)		 SE1821Aug27A.gif
August 27, 1821
(Saros 132)		 SE1832Jul27T.gif
July 27, 1832
(Saros 133)		 SE1843Jun27H.gif
June 27, 1843
(Saros 134)		 SE1854May26A.png
May 26, 1854
(Saros 135)
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April 25, 1865
(Saros 136)		 SE1876Mar25A.gif
March 25, 1876
(Saros 137)		 SE1887Feb22A.png
February 22, 1887
(Saros 138)		 SE1898Jan22T.png
January 22, 1898
(Saros 139)		 SE1908Dec23H.png
December 23, 1908
(Saros 140)
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November 22, 1919
(Saros 141)		 SE1930Oct21T.png
October 21, 1930
(Saros 142)		 SE1941Sep21T.png
September 21, 1941
(Saros 143)		 SE1952Aug20A.png
August 20, 1952
(Saros 144)		 SE1963Jul20T.png
July 20, 1963
(Saros 145)
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June 20, 1974
(Saros 146)		 SE1985May19P.png
May 19, 1985
(Saros 147)		 SE1996Apr17P.png
April 17, 1996
(Saros 148)		 SE2007Mar19P.png
March 19, 2007
(Saros 149)		 SE2018Feb15P.png
February 15, 2018
(Saros 150)
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January 14, 2029
(Saros 151)		 SE2039Dec15T.png
December 15, 2039
(Saros 152)		 SE2050Nov14P.png
November 14, 2050
(Saros 153)		 SE2061Oct13A.png
October 13, 2061
(Saros 154)		 SE2072Sep12T.png
September 12, 2072
(Saros 155)
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August 13, 2083
(Saros 156)		 SE2094Jul12P.png
July 12, 2094
(Saros 157)		 Saros158 03van70 SE2105Jun12P.jpg
June 12, 2105
(Saros 158)

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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.

22 eclipse events between March 5, 1848 and July 30, 1935
March 5–6December 22–24October 9–11July 29–30May 17–18
108110112114116
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March 5, 1848		 SE1859Jul29P.gif
July 29, 1859		 SE1863May17P.gif
May 17, 1863
118120122124126
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March 6, 1867		 SE1870Dec22T.png
December 22, 1870 		SE1874Oct10An.gif
October 10, 1874		 SE1878Jul29T.png
July 29, 1878 		SE1882May17T.png
May 17, 1882
128130132134136
SE1886Mar05A.gif
March 5, 1886		 SE1889Dec22T.png
December 22, 1889 		SE1893Oct09A.png
October 9, 1893		 SE1897Jul29A.png
July 29, 1897		 SE1901May18T.png
May 18, 1901
138140142144146
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March 6, 1905 		SE1908Dec23H.png
December 23, 1908 		SE1912Oct10T.png
October 10, 1912 		SE1916Jul30A.png
July 30, 1916 		SE1920May18P.png
May 18, 1920
148150152154
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March 5, 1924 		SE1927Dec24P.png
December 24, 1927 		SE1931Oct11P.png
October 11, 1931 		SE1935Jul30P.png
July 30, 1935

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References

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