Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14, 1953, with a magnitude of 0.7596. 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 East Asia, Northeast Asia, and Alaska.
In Asia, the date of the eclipse, February 14, was the exact day of the 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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1953 February 13 at 23:12:27.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1953 February 14 at 00:59:29.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1953 February 14 at 01:10:45.7 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1953 February 14 at 01:54:08.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1953 February 14 at 02:46:08.9 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.75964 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.70380 |
| Gamma | 1.13308 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 21h49m19.4s |
| Sun Declination | -13°10'35.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'11.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 21h47m19.1s |
| Moon Declination | -12°07'43.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'43.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'22.7" |
| ΔT | 30.4 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.| January 29 Descending node | February 14 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 123 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 149 |
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 April 28, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1944
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 19, 1962
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
Solar Saros 149
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 15, 1866
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039