Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, December 24, 1927, with a magnitude of 0.549. 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 most of Antarctica.
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1927 December 24 at 02:10:08.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1927 December 24 at 03:59:41.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1927 December 24 at 04:12:05.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1927 December 24 at 04:13:34.1 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1927 December 24 at 05:49:03.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.54900 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.43598 |
| Gamma | −1.24161 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 18h05m51.9s |
| Sun Declination | -23°26'31.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 18h05m25.7s |
| Moon Declination | -24°35'11.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'09.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'39.4" |
| ΔT | 24.3 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.| December 8 Ascending node | December 24 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1927
- An annular solar eclipse on January 3.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 15.
- A total solar eclipse on June 29.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 8.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on December 24.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 17, 1918
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 28, 1936
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 23, 1917
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 12, 1909
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 11, 1899
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 21, 1841
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014