Solar eclipse of October 31, 1902
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, October 31, 1902, with a magnitude of 0.696. 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 Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, the northern Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and North Asia.
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 | 1902 October 31 at 05:58:33.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1902 October 31 at 07:28:17.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1902 October 31 at 08:00:17.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1902 October 31 at 08:13:32.8 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1902 October 31 at 10:02:20.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.69599 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.60451 |
| Gamma | 1.15559 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 14h18m29.8s |
| Sun Declination | -13°50'43.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'06.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h19m30.7s |
| Moon Declination | -12°48'43.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'04.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'18.1" |
| ΔT | 1.0 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.| October 17 Descending node | October 31 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 125 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 151 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1902
- Solar eclipse of [April 8, 1902|A partial solar eclipse on April 8].
- A total lunar eclipse on April 22.
- A partial solar eclipse on May 7.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 17.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on October 31.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [January 11, 1899]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1906
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [September 18, 1895]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [December 12, 1909]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 25, 1893
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 6, 1911
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 1, 1891]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [September 30, 1913]
Solar Saros 151
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 19, 1884
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [November 10, 1920]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 20, 1873
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [October 11, 1931]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 30, 1815]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
Solar eclipses of 1898–1902