Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953
| Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.344 |
| Magnitude | 0.3729 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 62°12′S 114°42′W / 62.2°S 114.7°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:55:03 |
| References | |
| Saros | 154 (3 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9405 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, August 9, 1953, with a magnitude of 0.3729. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 1953[edit]
- A total lunar eclipse on January 29, 1953.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 14, 1953.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 11, 1953.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 26, 1953.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 9, 1953.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 29, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 4, 1944
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1962
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1964
Solar Saros 154[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 30, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 30, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 8, 1866
Solar eclipses of 1950–1953[edit]
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 1950 to 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 119 |  1950 March 18 Annular (non-central) |
-0.99880 | 124 |  1950 September 12 Total |
0.89030 | |
| 129 |  1951 March 7 Annular |
-0.24196 | 134 |  1951 September 1 Annular |
0.15570 | |
| 139 |  1952 February 25 Total |
0.46973 | 144 |  1952 August 20 Annular |
-0.61023 | |
| 149 |  1953 February 14 Partial |
1.13308 | 154 |  1953 August 9 Partial |
-1.34403 | |
| Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953 belongs to the next lunar year set. | ||||||
Saros 154[edit]
It is a part of Saros cycle 154, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 19, 1917. It contains annular eclipses from October 3, 2043, through March 27, 2332, hybrid eclipses from April 7, 2350, through April 29, 2386, and total eclipses from May 9, 2404, through May 29, 3035. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on August 25, 3179. The longest duration of totality will be 4 minutes, 50 seconds on July 25, 2530.
| Series members 1-16 occur between 1901 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
 July 19, 1917 |
 July 30, 1935 |
August 9, 1953 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
 August 20, 1971 |
 August 31, 1989 |
 September 11, 2007 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
 September 21, 2025 |
 October 3, 2043 |
 October 13, 2061 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 |
 October 24, 2079 |
 November 4, 2097 |
 November 16, 2115 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
 November 26, 2133 |
 December 8, 2151 |
 December 18, 2169 |
| 16 | ||
 December 29, 2187 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links[edit]
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