Solar eclipse of March 6, 1905
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, March 6, 1905, with a magnitude of 0.9269. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.1 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Annularity was visible from Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia, New Caledonia, and New Hebrides. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Madagascar, Antarctica, Australia, and Oceania.
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 | 1905 March 6 at 02:19:16.2 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1905 March 6 at 03:32:13.3 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1905 March 6 at 03:35:52.7 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1905 March 6 at 03:39:35.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1905 March 6 at 04:51:33.7 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1905 March 6 at 05:10:13.7 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1905 March 6 at 05:12:25.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1905 March 6 at 05:19:19.8 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1905 March 6 at 06:45:31.2 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1905 March 6 at 06:49:14.2 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1905 March 6 at 06:52:54.4 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1905 March 6 at 08:05:47.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.92691 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.85916 |
| Gamma | −0.57684 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h04m40.3s |
| Sun Declination | -05°55'14.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'07.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h05m16.9s |
| Moon Declination | -06°25'02.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'45.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'09.6" |
| ΔT | 4.1 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 19 Ascending node | March 6 Descending node |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1905
- A partial lunar eclipse on February 19.An annular solar eclipse on March 6.
- A partial lunar eclipse on August 15.
- A total solar eclipse on August 30.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 18, 1901
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1912
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 28, 1896
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1914
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1894
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1916
Solar Saros 138
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 22, 1887
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1923
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 25, 1876
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1934
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 5, 1818
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992