Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953

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Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.4388
Magnitude0.2015
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates64°18′N 71°42′W / 64.3°N 71.7°W / 64.3; -71.7
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse2:44:14
References
Saros116 (69 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9406

A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 11, 1953. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

Related eclipses[edit]

Solar eclipses of 1953–1956[edit]

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

Note: Partial solar eclipse of February 14, 1953 and August 9, 1953 belong to the last lunar year set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1953 to 1956
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
116
1953 July 11
Partial
1.43882 121
1954 January 5
Annular
-0.92960
126
1954 June 30
Total
0.61345 131
1954 December 25
Annular
-0.25762
136
1955 June 20
Total
-0.15278 141
1955 December 14
Annular
0.42658
146
1956 June 8
Total
-0.89341 151
1956 December 2
Partial
1.09229

Metonic series[edit]

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.

21 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between July 11, 1953 and July 11, 2029
July 10–12 April 29–30 February 15–16 December 4–5 September 21–23
116 118 120 122 124

July 11, 1953

April 30, 1957

February 15, 1961

December 4, 1964

September 22, 1968
126 128 130 132 134

July 10, 1972

April 29, 1976

February 16, 1980

December 4, 1983

September 23, 1987
136 138 140 142 144

July 11, 1991

April 29, 1995

February 16, 1999

December 4, 2002

September 22, 2006
146 148 150 152 154

July 11, 2010

April 29, 2014

February 15, 2018

December 4, 2021

September 21, 2025
156 158 160 162 164

July 11, 2029

References[edit]

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

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