Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21, 1960, with a magnitude of 0.6139. 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 the eastern Soviet Union on September 21 and Alaska, Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico on September 20.
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 | 1960 September 20 at 21:09:33.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1960 September 20 at 22:16:00.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1960 September 20 at 22:59:55.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1960 September 20 at 23:13:03.1 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1960 September 21 at 00:50:33.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.61389 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.51513 |
| Gamma | 1.20565 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 11h52m31.1s |
| Sun Declination | +00°48'39.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'55.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 11h53m54.7s |
| Moon Declination | +01°53'18.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'23.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'29.8" |
| ΔT | 33.5 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.| September 5 Descending node | September 20 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 127 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 153 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1960
- A total lunar eclipse on March 13.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 27.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 5.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on September 20.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1964
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 15, 1951
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 25, 1969
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971
Solar Saros 153
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 20, 1873
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047