| Solar eclipse of January 5, 1954 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | −0.9296 |
| Magnitude | 0.972 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 102 s (1 min 42 s) |
| Coordinates | 79°06′S 120°48′W / 79.1°S 120.8°W |
| Max. width of band | 278 km (173 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 2:32:01 |
| References | |
| Saros | 121 (57 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9407 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 5, 1954,[1] with a magnitude of 0.972. 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 7.5 days after apogee (on December 28, 1953, at 15:10 UTC) and 5.3 days before perigee (on January 10, 1954, at 9:40 UTC).[2]
Annularity was visible from a part of Antarctica. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and Oceania.
- ^ "January 5, 1954 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 5 August 2024.