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Solar eclipse of May 7, 1902

20th-century partial solar eclipse

20th-century partial solar eclipse

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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8, 1902,{{Cite news | access-date = 2023-10-27 | access-date = 2023-10-27 | access-date = 2023-10-27

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Eastern Oceania.

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.

EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1902 May 7 at 20:42:22.9 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1902 May 7 at 22:12:11.6 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1902 May 7 at 22:34:16.0 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1902 May 7 at 22:45:02.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1902 May 8 at 00:26:17.3 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.85935
Eclipse Obscuration0.83335
Gamma−1.08306
Sun Right Ascension02h55m45.5s
Sun Declination+16°45'05.4"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'50.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension02h56m38.5s
Moon Declination+15°40'22.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'38.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'02.8"
ΔT0.4 s

Eclipse season

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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

April 8
Descending node (new moon)April 22
Ascending node (full moon)May 7
Descending node (new moon)
[[File:SE1902Apr08P.png200px]][[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1902Apr22.png200px]][[File:SE1902May07P.png200px]]
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 108Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 120Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 146

Notes

References

References

  1. "May 7, 1902 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Partial Solar Eclipse of 1902 May 07". EclipseWise.com.
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