| Solar eclipse of September 21, 1903 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.8967 |
| Magnitude | 1.0316 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 2m 12s |
| Coordinates | 58S 77.2E |
| Max. width of band | 241 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 4:39:52 |
| References | |
| Saros | 123 (47 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9289 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on September 21, 1903. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially 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, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across the surface of the Earth, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible over a region thousands of kilometres wide.
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This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||
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| 108 | April 8, 1902 Partial |
118 | March 29, 1903 Annular |
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| 123 | September 21, 1903 Total |
128 | March 17, 1904 Annular |
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| 133 | September 9, 1904 Total |
138 | March 6, 1905 Annular |
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| 143 | August 30, 1905 Total |
148 | February 23, 1906 Partial |
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| 153 | August 20, 1906 Partial |
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