| Solar eclipse of February 14, 1915 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | −0.2024 |
| Magnitude | 0.9789 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 124 s (2 min 4 s) |
| Coordinates | 24°00′S 120°42′E / 24°S 120.7°E |
| Max. width of band | 77 km (48 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 4:33:20 |
| References | |
| Saros | 129 (46 of 80) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9315 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 14, 1915,[1][2][3][4][5] with a magnitude of 0.9789. 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 6.7 days after perigee (on February 7, 1915, at 13:20 UTC) and 7.1 days before apogee (on February 21, 1915, at 5:50 UTC).[6]
Annularity was visible from Australia, Papua in Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia), German New Guinea (now belonging to Papua New Guinea), and the South Seas Mandate of Japan (the parts now belonging to FS Micronesia and Marshall Islands, including Palikir). A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica, Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia.
- ^ "February 14, 1915 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "PARTIAL ECLIPSE TO-DAY". The Sun. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1915-02-14. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia. 1915-02-15. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SOLAR ECLIPSE. LARGE SUN SPOT VISIBLE". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. 1915-02-15. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OLD SOL IS ECLIPSED, BUT NOT VISIBLE HERE". Vancouver Daily World. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 1915-02-15. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-11-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 31 July 2024.