solar eclipse of May 7, 1902

{{Infobox solar eclipse|1902May07

| previous = Solar eclipse of April 8, 1902

| next = Solar eclipse of October 31, 1902

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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Wednesday, May 7 and Thursday, May 8, 1902,{{cite web|title=May 7, 1902 Partial Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/1902-may-7|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=30 July 2024}}{{Cite news

| url = https://newspapers.com/article/star-eclipse-of-the-sun/134152709/

| date = 1902-05-08

| page = 3

| title = Eclipse of the sun.

| newspaper = Star

| location = Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

| via = Newspapers.com

| access-date = 2023-10-27

}}{{Cite news

| url = https://newspapers.com/article/the-press-partial-eclipse-of-the-sun/134152766/

| date = 1902-05-09

| page = 5

| title = PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN

| newspaper = The Press

| location = Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

| via = Newspapers.com

| access-date = 2023-10-27

}}{{Cite news

| url = https://newspapers.com/article/the-lyttelton-times-page-5/134152787/

| date = 1902-05-09

| page = 5

| title = Page 5

| newspaper = The Lyttelton Times

| location = Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand

| via = Newspapers.com

| access-date = 2023-10-27

}} with a magnitude of 0.8593. 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 Eastern 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.{{cite web|title=Partial Solar Eclipse of 1902 May 07|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1901-2000/SE1902May07Pprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=30 July 2024}}

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|+May 7, 1902 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 1902 May 07 at 20:42:22.9 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 1902 May 07 at 22:12:11.6 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 1902 May 07 at 22:34:16.0 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 1902 May 07 at 22:45:02.7 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 1902 May 08 at 00:26:17.3 UTC

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|+May 7, 1902 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.85935

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.83335

Gamma

| −1.08306

Sun Right Ascension

| 02h55m45.5s

Sun Declination

| +16°45'05.4"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'50.6"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 02h56m38.5s

Moon Declination

| +15°40'22.1"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'38.0"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 1°01'02.8"

ΔT

| 0.4 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 April–May 1902

! April 8
Descending node (new moon) !! April 22
Ascending node (full moon) !! May 7
Descending node (new moon)

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| Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 108

Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 120

Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 146