Solar eclipse of December 3, 1918

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, December 3, 1918, with a magnitude of 0.9383. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible from Chile including the capital city Santiago, Argentina including capital Buenos Aires, southern Uruguay including capital Montevideo, northeastern tip of South West Africa (today's Namibia) and southwestern Portuguese Angola (today's Angola). Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside Asia, also lies in the path of annularity.

Eclipses in 1918

 * A total solar eclipse on June 8, 1918.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on June 24, 1918.
 * An annular solar eclipse on December 3, 1918.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 17, 1918.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1915
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 1922

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 22, 1911
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1926

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 27, 1909
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1927

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1908
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 1, 1929

Solar Saros 131

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 22, 1900
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1936

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 22, 1889
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1947

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 1, 1832
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005