Solar eclipse of June 17, 1909

Solar eclipse of June 17, 1909
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Hybrid
Gamma	0.8957
Magnitude	1.0065
Maximum eclipse
Duration	24 s (0 min 24 s)
Coordinates	82°54′N 123°36′E / 82.9°N 123.6°E / 82.9; 123.6
Max. width of band	51 km (32 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	23:18:38
References
Saros	145 (16 of 77)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9302

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Thursday, June 17 and Friday, June 18, 1909,^[1][2][3][4] with a magnitude of 1.0065. It was a hybrid event, with a long section of its path as total, and smaller 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. The Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter because it occurred 5.4 days after perigee (on June 12, 1909, at 16:00 UTC) and 7.5 days before apogee (on June 25, 1909, at 12:00 UTC).^[5]

The path of totality crossed central Russia, the Arctic Ocean, northeastern Ellesmere Island in Canada, Greenland, and annularity crossed southern Siberia in Russia (now in northeastern Kazakhstan and southern Russia) and southern Greenland. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of East Asia and northern North America.