Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921

<p>A total <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse/2XsCFG1a">solar eclipse</a> occurred at the Moon's <a href="/facts/Lunar_node/Q3SstDoh">ascending node</a> of orbit on Saturday, October 1, 1921, with a <a href="/facts/Magnitude_of_eclipse/qAGeIA5l">magnitude</a> of 1.0293. A <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse/2XsCFG1a">solar eclipse</a> occurs when the <a href="/facts/Moon/zKHqEMPb">Moon</a> passes between <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a> and the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a>, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's <a href="/facts/Apparent_diameter/p2xv4vcQ">apparent diameter</a> 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 1.9 days after <a href="/facts/Apsis/VaL6ow9w">perigee</a> (on September 29, 1921, at 14:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
</p><p>Totality was visible from parts of <a href="/facts/Antarctica/bEM5Lem5">Antarctica</a>. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a> and <a href="/facts/Antarctica/bEM5Lem5">Antarctica</a>.
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Solar eclipse of October 1, 1921