Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, October 23, 2014, with a magnitude of 0.8114. 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.
Viewing
The center of the Moon's shadow missed the Earth, passing above the North Pole, but a partial eclipse was visible at sunrise in far eastern Russia, and before sunset across most of North 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 | 2014 October 23 at 19:38:40.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2014 October 23 at 21:12:30.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2014 October 23 at 21:45:39.2 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2014 October 23 at 21:57:47.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2014 October 23 at 23:52:48.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.81141 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.74623 |
| Gamma | 1.09078 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h53m11.9s |
| Sun Declination | -11°36'45.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'04.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 13h54m15.8s |
| Moon Declination | -10°37'52.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'15.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'59.9" |
| ΔT | 67.5 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.| October 8 Descending node | October 23 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 127 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 153 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2014
- A total lunar eclipse on April 15.
- A non-central annular solar eclipse on April 29.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 8.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on October 23.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
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Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
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Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 2005
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 28, 2023
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
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Solar Saros 153
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2101