Solar eclipse of December 12, 1909 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.2456 |
Magnitude | 0.5424 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 65°S 86°E / 65°S 86°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 19:44:48 |
References | |
Saros | 150 (11 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9303 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, December 12, 1909,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.5424. 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.
This event was visible as a partial solar eclipse across Antarctica and New Zealand.