| Solar eclipse of March 17, 1923 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | −0.5438 |
| Magnitude | 0.931 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 471 sec (7 m 51 s) |
| Coordinates | 33°00′S 2°24′E / 33°S 2.4°E |
| Max. width of band | 305 km (190 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 12:44:58 |
| References | |
| Saros | 138 (26 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9334 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur on March 17, 1923.
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1921–1924 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||
| 118 | April 8, 1921 Annular |
123 | October 1, 1921 Total | |
| 128 | March 28, 1922 Annular |
133 | September 21, 1922 Total | |
| 138 | March 17, 1923 Annular |
143 | September 10, 1923 Total | |
| 148 | March 5, 1924 Partial |
153 | August 30, 1924 Partial | |
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