Solar eclipse of May 19, 1928

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, May 19, 1928, with a magnitude of 1.014. 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.

While it was a total solar eclipse, it was a non-central total eclipse.

This was the last of 56 umbral solar eclipses of Solar Saros 117. The 1st was in 936 AD and the 56th was in 1928. The total duration is 992 years.

Eclipses in 1928

 * A total solar eclipse on May 19, 1928.
 * A total lunar eclipse on June 3, 1928.
 * A partial solar eclipse on June 17, 1928.
 * A partial solar eclipse on November 12, 1928.
 * A total lunar eclipse on November 27, 1928.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 1921
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1935

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 15, 1919
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1937

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 19, 1917
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 1939

Solar Saros 117

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1910
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1946

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1899
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 1957

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 18, 1841
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015