Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 14, 1964, with a magnitude of 0.5591. 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. Partial solar eclipses occur in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
This was the first of four partial solar eclipses in 1964, with the others occurring on June 10, July 9, and December 4.
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 | 1964 January 14 at 18:38:52.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1964 January 14 at 20:19:20.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1964 January 14 at 20:30:08.2 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1964 January 14 at 20:44:03.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1964 January 14 at 22:21:24.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.55916 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.44651 |
| Gamma | −1.23541 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 19h42m19.5s |
| Sun Declination | -21°21'43.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 19h42m41.8s |
| Moon Declination | -22°29'45.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'05.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'23.3" |
| ΔT | 35.1 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.| December 30 Ascending node | January 14 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1964
A partial solar eclipse on January 14.- A partial solar eclipse on June 10.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 25.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 9.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 4.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 19.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 8, 1955
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 18, 1973
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 15, 1877
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2050