Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, August 9, 1953, with a magnitude of 0.3729. 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica and extreme southern South America.
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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1953 August 9 at 14:22:15.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1953 August 9 at 15:55:02.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1953 August 9 at 16:10:26.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1953 August 9 at 17:02:08.4 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1953 August 9 at 17:27:26.5 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.37289 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.25324 |
| Gamma | −1.34403 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 09h16m48.0s |
| Sun Declination | +15°49'20.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'46.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 09h14m48.9s |
| Moon Declination | +14°41'52.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'54.3" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'42.1" |
| ΔT | 30.6 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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.| July 11 Descending node | July 26 Ascending node | August 9 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 116 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 128 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 154 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1953
- A total lunar eclipse on January 29.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 11.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 26.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on August 9.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 29, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 4, 1944
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1962
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1964
Solar Saros 154
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 30, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 30, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 8, 1866