Solar eclipse of May 7, 1902 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.0831 |
Magnitude | 0.8593 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 70°00′S 125°06′W / 70°S 125.1°W |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 22:34:16 |
References | |
Saros | 146 (21 of 76) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9285 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8, 1902,[1][2][3][4] with a magnitude of 0.8593. 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Eastern Oceania.