Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945
Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | −0.4937 |
Magnitude | 0.997 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 15 s (0 min 15 s) |
Coordinates | 51°06′S 110°18′E / 51.1°S 110.3°E |
Max. width of band | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 5:01:43 |
References | |
Saros | 140 (25 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9386 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, January 14, 1945, with a magnitude of 0.997. 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 Eastern Cape in South Africa, and northeastern Tasmania Island and Furneaux Group in Australia.
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 1945[edit]
- An annular solar eclipse on January 14, 1945.
- A partial lunar eclipse on June 25, 1945.
- A total solar eclipse on July 9, 1945.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 19, 1945.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 1, 1948
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1937
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1952
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1936
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 19, 1954
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1934
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 1955
Solar Saros 140[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1927
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1916
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1973
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 15, 1858
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2031
Solar eclipses of 1942–1946[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]
The partial solar eclipses on March 16, 1942 and September 10, 1942 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the partial solar eclipses on May 30, 1946 and November 23, 1946 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 1942 to 1946 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
115 | August 12, 1942![]() Partial |
−1.5244 | 120 | February 4, 1943![]() Total |
0.8734 | |
125 | August 1, 1943![]() Annular |
−0.8041 | 130 | January 25, 1944![]() Total |
0.2025 | |
135 | July 20, 1944![]() Annular |
−0.0314 | 140 | January 14, 1945![]() Annular |
−0.4937 | |
145 | July 9, 1945![]() Total |
0.7356 | 150 | January 3, 1946![]() Partial |
−1.2392 | |
155 | June 29, 1946![]() Partial |
1.4361 |
Saros 140[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 140, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 16, 1512. It contains total eclipses from July 21, 1656 through November 9, 1836; hybrid eclipses from November 20, 1854 through December 23, 1908; and annular eclipses from January 3, 1927 through December 7, 2485. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on June 1, 2774. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 11 at 4 minutes, 10 seconds on August 12, 1692, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 53 at 7 minutes, 35 seconds on November 15, 2449. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 18–39 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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18 | 19 | 20 |
![]() October 29, 1818 |
![]() November 9, 1836 |
![]() November 20, 1854 |
21 | 22 | 23 |
![]() November 30, 1872 |
![]() December 12, 1890 |
![]() December 23, 1908 |
24 | 25 | 26 |
![]() January 3, 1927 |
![]() January 14, 1945 |
![]() January 25, 1963 |
27 | 28 | 29 |
![]() February 4, 1981 |
![]() February 16, 1999 |
![]() February 26, 2017 |
30 | 31 | 32 |
![]() March 9, 2035 |
![]() March 20, 2053 |
![]() March 31, 2071 |
33 | 34 | 35 |
![]() April 10, 2089 |
![]() April 23, 2107 |
![]() May 3, 2125 |
36 | 37 | 38 |
![]() May 14, 2143 |
![]() May 25, 2161 |
![]() June 5, 2179 |
39 | ||
![]() June 15, 2197 |
Notes[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.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 140". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
References[edit]
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC