Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964 explained

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 14, 1964,[1] with a magnitude of 0.5591. 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. Partial solar eclipses occur in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

This was the first of four partial solar eclipses in 1964, with the others occurring on June 10, July 9, and December 4.

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and extreme southern South America.

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[2]

January 14, 1964 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1964 January 14 at 18:38:52.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1964 January 14 at 20:19:20.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1964 January 14 at 20:30:08.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1964 January 14 at 20:44:03.6 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1964 January 14 at 22:21:24.3 UTC
January 14, 1964 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.55916
Eclipse Obscuration0.44651
Gamma−1.23541
Sun Right Ascension19h42m19.5s
Sun Declination-21°21'43.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'15.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension19h42m41.8s
Moon Declination-22°29'45.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'05.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'23.3"
ΔT35.1 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1964

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 150

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 14, 1964 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 7 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 1964 Jan 14. EclipseWise.com. 7 August 2024.