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Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921

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Nature
  
Total

Magnitude
  
1.0293

Max. width of band
  
291 km (181 mi)

Start date
  
October 1, 1921

Gamma
  
-0.9383

Duration
  
112 sec (1 m 52 s)

Greatest eclipse
  
12:35:58

Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921

A total solar eclipse occurred on October 1, 1921. 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.

Solar eclipses 1921-1924

Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.

References

Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921 Wikipedia