Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths: 1901 - 1920

Fred Espenak

The table below is a concise summary of all total, annular and hybrid solar eclipses from 1901 through 1920 (excluding partial eclipses). The links in the table provide additional information and graphics for each eclipse. In particular, the Eclipse Type (third column) links to dynamic maps showing the central path of eclipses across Earth's surface. These interactive maps utilize NASA eclipse path predictions and the plotting capabilities of Google Maps. The northern and southern limits of each eclipse path are plotted in blue while the central line is red. The yellow lines plotted across the path indicate the position of maximum eclipse at 10-minute intervals. You can zoom into the map and turn the satellite view on or off. When you click on a position, the eclipse times and circumstances at that location are calculated and displayed.

The first column in the table gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse[1]. This links to an orthographic projection map of Earth showing the region of visibility for an eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (cyan and magenta) covers the region of partial eclipse. The track of the umbral/antumbral shadow (blue/red) defines the path of total or annular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a gif of approximately 60 kilobytes.

The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center. Animations of the Moon's penumbral and umbral shadows across Earth are accessed by clicking the this link. Each animated GIF file is from 40 KB to 175 KB in size.

The Eclipse Type (column 3) is either Total, Annular or Hybrid[2]. The link opens a window with the central eclipse path plotted on an interactive Google Map.

The Central Eclipse Class (column 4) indicates whether an eclipse is central or non-central. The parameters N and S identify paths that have no northern or southern limit, respectively. The link opens a table containing the central path coordinates.

Eclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days. The Saros series that an eclipse belongs to is found in column 5. All eclipses in a particular Saros series can be viewed in a table via the Saros number link.

The parameter Gamma (column 6) is the perpendicular distance of the Moon's shadow axis and Earth's center at greatest eclipse. The link opens a table containing the Besselian elements for the eclipse.

The Eclipse Magnitude[3] (column 7) gives the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Path Width (column 8) gives the width of the central eclipse path (in kilometers) at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Central Duration[4] (column 9) gives the length of the eclipse as seen from the central line at greatest eclipse.

The Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables contains a more detailed description of each item in the table.

For more data on solar eclipses during this period, see Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000 .

Solar Eclipse Paths: 1901 - 1920
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse Eclipse Type Central Eclipse Class Saros Series Gamma Eclipse Magnitude Path Width (km) Central Duration
(Link to Global Map) (Link to Animation) (Link to Google Map) (Link to Path Table) (Link to Saros) (Link to Besselian Elements)
1901 May 18 05:33:48 Total central 136 -0.3626 1.068 237.8 06m29s
1901 Nov 11 07:28:21 Annular central 141 0.4758 0.922 336.1 11m01s
1903 Mar 29 01:35:23 Annular central 118 0.8413 0.977 153.1 01m53s
1903 Sep 21 04:39:52 Total central 123 -0.8967 1.032 240.8 02m12s
1904 Mar 17 05:40:44 Annular central 128 0.1299 0.937 237.1 08m07s
1904 Sep 09 20:44:21 Total central 133 -0.1625 1.071 233.7 06m20s
1905 Mar 06 05:12:26 Annular central 138 -0.5768 0.927 334.0 07m58s
1905 Aug 30 13:07:26 Total central 143 0.5708 1.048 192.4 03m46s
1907 Jan 14 06:05:43 Total central 120 0.8628 1.028 189.2 02m25s
1907 Jul 10 15:24:32 Annular central 125 -0.6313 0.946 258.4 07m23s
1908 Jan 03 21:45:22 Total central 130 0.1934 1.044 148.8 04m14s
1908 Jun 28 16:29:51 Annular central 135 0.1389 0.965 125.9 04m00s
1908 Dec 23 11:44:28 Hybrid central 140 -0.4985 1.002 9.7 00m12s
1909 Jun 17 23:18:38 Hybrid central 145 0.8957 1.006 51.1 00m24s
1910 May 09 05:42:13 Total central 117 -0.9437 1.060 594.5 04m15s
1911 Apr 28 22:27:22 Total central 127 -0.2294 1.056 189.8 04m57s
1911 Oct 22 04:13:02 Annular central 132 0.3224 0.965 132.7 03m47s
1912 Apr 17 11:34:22 Hybrid central 137 0.5280 1.000 1.3 00m02s
1912 Oct 10 13:36:14 Total central 142 -0.4149 1.023 84.9 01m55s
1914 Feb 25 00:13:01 Annular central 119 -0.9416 0.925 839.2 05m35s
1914 Aug 21 12:34:27 Total central 124 0.7655 1.033 169.8 02m14s
1915 Feb 14 04:33:20 Annular central 129 -0.2024 0.979 76.6 02m04s
1915 Aug 10 22:52:25 Annular central 134 0.0124 0.985 52.1 01m33s
1916 Feb 03 16:00:21 Total central 139 0.4987 1.028 108.4 02m36s
1916 Jul 30 02:06:10 Annular central 144 -0.7709 0.945 313.3 06m24s
1917 Dec 14 09:27:20 Annular central 121 -0.9157 0.979 188.7 01m17s
1918 Jun 08 22:07:43 Total central 126 0.4658 1.029 112.0 02m23s
1918 Dec 03 15:22:02 Annular central 131 -0.2387 0.938 236.4 07m06s
1919 May 29 13:08:55 Total central 136 -0.2955 1.072 244.4 06m51s
1919 Nov 22 15:14:12 Annular central 141 0.4549 0.920 340.9 11m37s

Central Eclipse Class abbreviations (used above):
N = no northern limit, S = no southern limit, AT = annular-total hybrid, TA = total-annular hybrid


[1] Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the distance between the Moon's shadow axis and Earth's center reaches a minimum.

[2] Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path.

[3] Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon. For annular eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always less than 1. For total eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1. For both annular and total eclipses, the value listed is actually the ratio of diameters between the Moon and the Sun.

[4] Central Duration is the duration of a total or annular eclipse at greatest eclipse. This is the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.


Twenty Year Solar Eclipse Path Tables (w/Google Maps)

Each of the following links displays a table containing 20 years of total, annular and hybrid eclipses. Each eclipse offers links to a global map, shadow animation, interactive Google map, path coordinates table, and saros table.

Twenty Year Solar Eclipse Path Tables (w/Google Maps)
Years
1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000
2001-2020 2021-2040 2041-2060 2061-2080 2081-2100

Decade Tables of Solar Eclipses

Each link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of eclipses. Every eclipse has links of global maps, interactive Google maps, animations, path coordinate tables, and saros tables.

Decade Tables of Solar Eclipses
Decades
1901-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950
1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Maps of Solar Eclipse Paths

Solar Eclipse Catalogs

Reproduction of Eclipse Data

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in:

Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035
and
Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2013 Dec 09