| Solar eclipse of January 25, 1944 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.2025 |
| Magnitude | 1.0428 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 249 s (4 min 9 s) |
| Coordinates | 7°36′S 50°12′W / 7.6°S 50.2°W |
| Max. width of band | 146 km (91 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:26:42 |
| References | |
| Saros | 130 (48 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9384 |
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 25, 1944,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0428. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring only about 20 hours before perigee (on January 26, 1944, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]
Totality was visible from Peru, Brazil, British Sierra Leone (today's Sierra Leone), and French West Africa (the parts now belonging to Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, including Guinean capital Conakry). A partial eclipse was visible for parts of southern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Western Europe, West Africa, and Central Africa.
- ^ "January 25, 1944 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 4 August 2024.