Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 5, 1924, with a magnitude of 0.5819. 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 Africa.
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 | 1924 March 5 at 13:55:48.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1924 March 5 at 15:01:55.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1924 March 5 at 15:44:20.0 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1924 March 5 at 15:57:55.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1924 March 5 at 17:33:17.1 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.58196 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.47664 |
| Gamma | −1.22320 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h04m03.9s |
| Sun Declination | -05°58'59.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'07.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h05m25.5s |
| Moon Declination | -07°04'53.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'24.0" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'31.1" |
| ΔT | 23.5 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 20 Ascending node | March 5 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 122 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 148 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1924
- A total lunar eclipse on February 20.A partial solar eclipse on March 5.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 31.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 30.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 18, 1920
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 23, 1917
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1931
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 1, 1915
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1933
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1913
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
Solar Saros 148
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 23, 1906
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 26, 1895
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 4, 1837
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011