Solar eclipse of September 21, 1903

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, September 21, 1903, with a magnitude of 1.0316. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.1 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
The path of totality crossed Antarctica and the south Indian Ocean. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Southeast Africa, Southern Australia, New Zealand, and 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	1903 September 21 at 02:27:46.5 UTC
First Umbral External Contact	1903 September 21 at 03:52:01.4 UTC
First Central Line	1903 September 21 at 03:53:33.3 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact	1903 September 21 at 03:55:07.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction	1903 September 21 at 04:30:40.1 UTC
Greatest Duration	1903 September 21 at 04:38:45.6 UTC
Greatest Eclipse	1903 September 21 at 04:39:51.9 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction	1903 September 21 at 05:10:23.8 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact	1903 September 21 at 05:24:15.9 UTC
Last Central Line	1903 September 21 at 05:25:48.2 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact	1903 September 21 at 05:27:18.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact	1903 September 21 at 06:51:47.0 UTC

Parameter	Value
Eclipse Magnitude	1.03156
Eclipse Obscuration	1.06411
Gamma	−0.89674
Sun Right Ascension	11h49m03.6s
Sun Declination	+01°11'08.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter	15'55.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	08.8"
Moon Right Ascension	11h47m57.9s
Moon Declination	+00°20'09.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter	16'19.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	0°59'53.7"
ΔT	2.2 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.