Solar eclipse of April 6, 1913 explained

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 6, 1913,[1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.4244. 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 parts of eastern Russia, northwestern North America.

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.[4]

April 6, 1913 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1913 April 06 at 15:54:06.5 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1913 April 06 at 17:33:07.1 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1913 April 06 at 17:48:01.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1913 April 06 at 18:55:10.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1913 April 06 at 19:11:31.1 UTC
April 6, 1913 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.42437
Eclipse Obscuration0.30366
Gamma1.31475
Sun Right Ascension01h00m06.2s
Sun Declination+06°25'02.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'58.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension00h57m49.4s
Moon Declination+07°28'25.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'56.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'50.2"
ΔT15.0 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1913

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 147

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: April 6, 1913 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 31 July 2024.
  2. News: APRIL HEAVENS ARE DESCRIBED . 1913-04-06 . 59 . The Times-Democrat . New Orleans, Louisiana . Newspapers.com . 2023-11-03.
  3. News: THE HEAVENS IN APRIL . 1913-04-06 . 74 . The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee . Newspapers.com . 2023-11-03.
  4. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1913 Apr 06. EclipseWise.com. 31 July 2024.