Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908

Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Hybrid
Gamma	−0.4985
Magnitude	1.0024
Maximum eclipse
Duration	12 s (0 min 12 s)
Coordinates	53°24′S 0°30′W / 53.4°S 0.5°W / -53.4; -0.5
Max. width of band	10 km (6.2 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	11:44:28
References
Saros	140 (23 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9301

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 23, 1908,^[1][2][3][4] with a magnitude of 1.0024. It was a hybrid event, with only a fraction of its path as total, and longer sections at the start and end as an annular eclipse. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 3.1 days before perigee (on December 26, 1908, at 13:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[5]

Annularity was visible from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil, while totality was visible only from southern Atlantic Ocean with no land. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of northern South America, most of North America, the Caribbean, West Africa, North Africa, and Western Europe.