Solar eclipse of August 20, 1906

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| previous = Solar eclipse of July 21, 1906

| next = Solar eclipse of January 14, 1907

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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Sunday, August 19 and Monday, August 20, 1906,{{cite web|title=August 19–20, 1906 Partial Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/1906-august-20|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=31 July 2024}}{{Cite news

| url = https://newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-didnt-see-any-eclipse/134459483/

| date = 1906-08-20

| page = 1

| title = DIDN'T SEE ANY ECLIPSE OF THE SUN

| newspaper = The Eugene Guard

| location = Eugene, Oregon

| via = Newspapers.com

| access-date = 2023-11-01

}}{{Cite news

| url = https://newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-eclipse-did-not-affec/134459540/

| date = 1906-08-20

| page = 3

| title = ECLIPSE DID NOT AFFECT THE RAYS OF OLD SOL IN OMAHA

| newspaper = Omaha World-Herald

| location = Omaha, Nebraska

| via = Newspapers.com

| access-date = 2023-11-01

}} with a magnitude of 0.3147. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar-eclipse.html|title=What Is a Solar Eclipse?|website=www.timeanddate.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Northern Russia, Alaska, Western Canada, and the Pacific Northwest.

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.{{cite web|title=Partial Solar Eclipse of 1906 Aug 20|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1901-2000/SE1906Aug20Pprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=31 July 2024}}

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|+August 20, 1906 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 1906 August 19 at 23:53:11.5 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 1906 August 20 at 00:33:41.7 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 1906 August 20 at 01:12:49.6 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 1906 August 20 at 01:27:22.8 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 1906 August 20 at 02:32:40.9 UTC

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|+August 20, 1906 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.31473

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.20068

Gamma

| 1.37306

Sun Right Ascension

| 09h53m24.2s

Sun Declination

| +12°49'20.8"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'48.5"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 09h54m44.1s

Moon Declination

| +14°05'01.4"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 15'32.6"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°57'02.8"

ΔT

| 5.8 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

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|+ Eclipse season of July−August 1906

! July 21
Ascending node (new moon) !! August 4
Descending node (full moon) !! August 20
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 115

Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 127

Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 153

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 1906 =

A total lunar eclipse on February 9.
A partial solar eclipse on February 23.
A partial solar eclipse on July 21.
A total lunar eclipse on August 4.
A partial solar eclipse on August 20.

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 31, 1902

= Tzolkinex =

Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 30, 1913

= Half-Saros =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 12, 1897
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 24, 1915

= Tritos =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 18, 1895
Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 19, 1917

= Solar Saros 153 =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 7, 1888
Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 30, 1924

= Inex =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 7, 1877
Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 30, 1935

= Triad =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 19, 1819

= Solar eclipses of 1902–1906 =

= Saros 153 =

= Metonic series =

{{Metonic eclipse set info}} All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !colspan=5\|24 eclipse events between March 25, 1819 and August 20, 1906
March 25–26 !January 11–12 !October 30–31 !August 18–20 !June 6–7
107 !109 !111 !113 !115
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 25, 1819 \|150px January 12, 1823 \|150px October 31, 1826 \|150px August 18, 1830 \|150px June 7, 1834
117 !119 !121 !123 !125
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 25, 1838 \|150px January 11, 1842 \|150px October 30, 1845 \|150px August 18, 1849 \|150px June 6, 1853
127 !129 !131 !133 !135
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 25, 1857 \|150px January 11, 1861 \|150px October 30, 1864 \|150px August 18, 1868 \|150px June 6, 1872
137 !139 !141 !143 !145
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 25, 1876 \|150px January 11, 1880 \|150px October 30, 1883 \|150px August 19, 1887 \|150px June 6, 1891
147 !149 !151 !153
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 26, 1895 \|150px January 11, 1899 \|150px October 31, 1902 \|150px August 20, 1906

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!colspan=5|24 eclipse events between March 25, 1819 and August 20, 1906

March 25–26

!January 11–12

!October 30–31

!August 18–20

!June 6–7

107

!109

!111

!113

!115