Solar eclipse of February 23, 1906
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, February 23, 1906, with a magnitude of 0.5386. 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 Antarctica and Southern Australia.
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 | 1906 February 23 at 05:57:45.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1906 February 23 at 07:03:47.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1906 February 23 at 07:43:20.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1906 February 23 at 07:57:15.8 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1906 February 23 at 09:29:19.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.53864 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.42720 |
| Gamma | −1.24788 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 22h22m48.6s |
| Sun Declination | -10°07'11.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'09.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 22h24m05.7s |
| Moon Declination | -11°14'43.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'21.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'21.5" |
| ΔT | 5.4 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.| February 9 Ascending node | February 23 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 122 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 148 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1906
- A total lunar eclipse on February 9.A partial solar eclipse on February 23.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 21.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 20.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 7, 1902
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 12, 1909
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 11, 1899
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1913
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 17, 1897
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1915
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 26, 1895
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 23, 1917
Solar Saros 148
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 11, 1888
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 15, 1877
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 24, 1819
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992