Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918

Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.4658
Magnitude	1.0292
Maximum eclipse
Duration	143 s (2 min 23 s)
Coordinates	50°54′N 152°00′W / 50.9°N 152°W / 50.9; -152
Max. width of band	112 km (70 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	22:07:43
References
Saros	126 (42 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9324

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, 1918,^[1] with a magnitude of 1.0292. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter 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 3.7 days after perigee (on June 5, 1918, at 8:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[2]

The eclipse was viewable across the entire contiguous United States, an event which would not occur again until the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.