Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927

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Gamma−1.2416
Coordinates66°06′S 47°42′W / 66.1°S 47.7°W / -66.1; -47.7
Greatest eclipse3:59:41
Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
Partial eclipse
Map
Gamma−1.2416
Magnitude0.549
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates66°06′S 47°42′W / 66.1°S 47.7°W / -66.1; -47.7
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse3:59:41
References
Saros150 (12 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9345

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, December 24, 1927,[1] with a magnitude of 0.549. 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.

A partial eclipse was visible for most of Antarctica.

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.[2]

December 24, 1927 Solar Eclipse Times
Event Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact 1927 December 24 at 02:10:08.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse 1927 December 24 at 03:59:41.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction 1927 December 24 at 04:12:05.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction 1927 December 24 at 04:13:34.1 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact 1927 December 24 at 05:49:03.8 UTC
December 24, 1927 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.54900
Eclipse Obscuration 0.43598
Gamma −1.24161
Sun Right Ascension 18h05m51.9s
Sun Declination -23°26'31.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 18h05m25.7s
Moon Declination -24°35'11.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter 15'09.9"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'39.4"
ΔT 24.3 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.

Eclipse season of December 1927
December 8
Ascending node (full moon)
December 24
Descending node (new moon)
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 124
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 150

References

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