Solar eclipse of September 10, 1923
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A total solar eclipse occurred on September 10, 1923.
Solar eclipse of September 10, 1923 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.5149 |
Magnitude | 1.043 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 217 s (3 min 37 s) |
Coordinates | 34.7°N 121.8°W / 34.7; -121.8 |
Max. width of band | 167 km (104 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 20:47:29 |
References | |
Saros | 143 (18 of 72) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9335 |
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 path of totality started at the southeastern tip of Shiashkotan in Japan (now in Russia) on September 11, and crossed the Pacific Ocean, southwestern California including the whole Channel Islands, northwestern and northern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, British Honduras (today's Belize), Swan Islands, Honduras, and Serranilla Bank and Bajo Nuevo in Colombia on September 10. The eclipse was over 90% in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara on the Southern California coast.