Solar eclipse of April 8, 1902

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1902–1907
Descending node			Ascending node
108	April 8, 1902 Partial		113	October 1, 1902
118	March 29, 1903 Annular		123	September 21, 1903 Total
128	March 17, 1904 Annular		133	September 9, 1904 Total
138	March 6, 1905 Annular		143	August 30, 1905 Total
148	February 23, 1906 Partial		153	August 20, 1906 Partial

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).

22 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between April 8, 1902 and August 31, 1989:
April 7–8	January 24–25	November 12	August 31-September 1	June 19–20
108	110	112	114	116
April 8, 1902			August 31, 1913	June 19, 1917
118	120	122	124	126
April 8, 1921	January 24, 1925	November 12, 1928	August 31, 1932	June 19, 1936
128	130	132	134	136
April 7, 1940	January 25, 1944	November 12, 1947	September 1, 1951	June 20, 1955
138	140	142	144	146
April 8, 1959	January 25, 1963	November 12, 1966	August 31, 1970	June 20, 1974
148	150	152	154	156
April 7, 1978	January 25, 1982	November 12, 1985	August 31, 1989