Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920
| Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1287 |
| Magnitude | 0.742 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 69°54′N 29°48′W / 69.9°N 29.8°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:52:15 |
| References | |
| Saros | 151 (9 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9329 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 10, 1920, with a magnitude of 0.742. 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.
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1920
- A total lunar eclipse on May 3, 1920.
- A partial solar eclipse on May 18, 1920.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 27, 1920.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 10, 1920.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 23, 1917
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 30, 1924
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 30, 1913
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 6, 1911
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 17, 1929
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 12, 1909
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931
Solar Saros 151
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 31, 1902
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 1, 1891
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 9, 1834
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
Solar eclipses of 1916–1920
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 1916 to 1920 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 111 | December 24, 1916 Partial |
116 | June 19, 1917 Partial | |
| 121 | December 14, 1917 Annular |
126 | June 8, 1918 Total | |
| 131 | December 3, 1918 Annular |
136 | May 29, 1919 Total | |
| 141 | November 22, 1919 Annular |
146 | May 18, 1920 Partial | |
| 151 | November 10, 1920 Partial | |||
Saros 151
It is a part of Saros cycle 151, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 14, 1776. It contains annular eclipses from February 28, 2101, through April 23, 2191, a hybrid eclipse on May 5, 2209, and total eclipses from May 16, 2227, through July 6, 2912. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on October 1, 3056. The longest duration of totality will be 5 minutes, 41 seconds on May 22, 2840.
| Series members 8-24 occur between 1901 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 10 |
 October 31, 1902 |
November 10, 1920 |
 November 21, 1938 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 |
 December 2, 1956 |
 December 13, 1974 |
 December 24, 1992 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 |
 January 4, 2011 |
 January 14, 2029 |
 January 26, 2047 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 |
 February 5, 2065 |
 February 16, 2083 |
 February 28, 2101 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 |
 March 11, 2119 |
 March 21, 2137 |
 April 2, 2155 |
| 23 | 24 | |
 April 12, 2173 |
 April 23, 2191 | |
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