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Solar eclipse of February 14, 1934

Total eclipse

Summary

Total eclipse

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A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 14, 1934, with a magnitude of 1.0321. 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 1.6 days after perigee (on February 12, 1934, at 11:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.

Totality was visible from the Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia), Raj of Sarawak (now belonging to Malaysia), and the South Seas Mandate of Japan (the part now belonging to FS Micronesia). A partial eclipse was visible for parts of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, northern Oceania, Hawaii, and western North America.

The date of this eclipse visible from Asia, February 14, was also Lunar New Year celebrated in multiple countries.

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.

EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1934 February 13 at 22:05:29.4 UTC
First Umbral External Contact1934 February 13 at 23:06:39.1 UTC
First Central Line1934 February 13 at 23:07:11.7 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact1934 February 13 at 23:07:44.4 UTC
Greatest Duration1934 February 14 at 00:33:36.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1934 February 14 at 00:38:41.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1934 February 14 at 00:43:45.3 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1934 February 14 at 01:02:37.9 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact1934 February 14 at 02:09:25.3 UTC
Last Central Line1934 February 14 at 02:09:56.3 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact1934 February 14 at 02:10:27.3 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1934 February 14 at 03:11:47.3 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.03214
Eclipse Obscuration1.06531
Gamma0.48681
Sun Right Ascension21h47m44.9s
Sun Declination-13°18'50.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'11.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension21h46m53.7s
Moon Declination-12°52'16.3"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'28.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'26.8"
ΔT23.9 s

Eclipse season

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.

January 30
Descending node (full moon)February 14
Ascending node (new moon)
[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1934Jan30.png200px]]
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 113

Notes

References

References

  1. "February 13–14, 1934 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate.
  3. "Total Solar Eclipse of 1934 Feb 14". EclipseWise.com.
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