Solar eclipse of June 29, 1927

Solar eclipse of June 29, 1927
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.8163
Magnitude	1.0128
Maximum eclipse
Duration	50 s (0 min 50 s)
Coordinates	78°06′N 73°48′E / 78.1°N 73.8°E / 78.1; 73.8
Max. width of band	77 km (48 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	6:23:27
References
Saros	145 (17 of 77)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9344

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, June 28 and Wednesday, June 29, 1927,^[1] with a magnitude of 1.0128. 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 only about 20 hours after perigee (on June 28, 1927, at 10:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[2]

The path of totality crossed far northern Europe and Asia, including the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Soviet Union (today's Russia) on June 29 (Wednesday), and finally passed Amukta in Alaska on June 28 (Tuesday). A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Europe, North Africa, North Asia, and northern North America.