Solar eclipse of June 30, 1954
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A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Wednesday, June 30, 1954. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring only 3.1 days after perigee (Perigee on June 27, 1954), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. Totality lasted 2 minutes and 34.93 seconds, but at sunrise 1 minute and 8.6 seconds and at sunset 1 minute and 5.3 seconds. The moon's apparent diameter was larger, 1930.2 arc-seconds.
Solar eclipse of June 30, 1954 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.6135 |
Magnitude | 1.0357 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 155 s (2 min 35 s) |
Coordinates | 60.5°N 4.2°E / 60.5; 4.2 |
Max. width of band | 153 km (95 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 12:32:38 |
References | |
Saros | 126 (44 of 72) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9408 |