Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945
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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, January 14, 1945,[1] 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. The Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter because it occurred 8.3 days after apogee (on January 5, 1945, at 20:40 UTC) and 3.5 days before perigee (on January 17, 1945, at 17:50 UTC).[2]
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 | 51.1°S 110.3°E / -51.1; 110.3 |
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 |
Annularity was visible from Eastern Cape in South Africa, and northeastern Tasmania Island and Furneaux Group in Australia. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Southern Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and Oceania.