| Solar eclipse of April 8, 1921 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.8869 |
| Magnitude | 0.9753 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 110 s (1 min 50 s) |
| Coordinates | 64°30′N 5°36′E / 64.5°N 5.6°E |
| Max. width of band | 192 km (119 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 9:15:01 |
| References | |
| Saros | 118 (63 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9330 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, April 8, 1921,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9753. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. The Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter because it occurred 6.5 days after apogee (on April 1, 1921, at 20:50 UTC) and 8.3 days before perigee (on April 16, 1921, at 16:10 UTC).[2]
Annularity was visible from northern Scotland, northwestern tip of Norway, and islands in the Arctic Ocean in Russian SFSR. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of North Africa, Europe, Central Asia, and the Russian SFSR.
- ^ "April 8, 1921 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 2 August 2024.