Hybrid solar eclipse, 23 December 1908

    A hybrid solar eclipse on 23 December 1908, with totality lasting up to 12s in a path 10 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 11:44:19 UT, magnitude 1.002, saros 140.

    Type
    Hybrid
    Date
    23 December 1908
    Longest totality
    12s
    Greatest eclipse
    11:44:19 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    53.4°S 0.5°W
    Path width
    10 km
    Path on Earth
    10:11–13:17 UT
    Partial eclipse
    09:06–14:22 UT
    Magnitude
    1.002
    Saros series
    140

    In the path

    CityCentral phaseLasts
    Tucumán, Argentina10:12:30–10:12:52 UT21s
    Melo, Uruguay10:19:10–10:19:28 UT18s

    Legend

    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
    • Shadow centre, every 30 min

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