Solar eclipse of February 14, 1934
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 14, 1934,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0321. 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 1.6 days after perigee (on February 12, 1934, at 11:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]
Totality was visible from the Dutch East Indies (today's Indonesia), Raj of Sarawak (now belonging to Malaysia), and the South Seas Mandate of Japan (the part now belonging to FS Micronesia). A partial eclipse was visible for parts of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, northern Oceania, Hawaii, and western North America.
The date of this eclipse visible from Asia, February 14, was also 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.[3]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1934 February 13 at 22:05:29.4 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1934 February 13 at 23:06:39.1 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1934 February 13 at 23:07:11.7 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1934 February 13 at 23:07:44.4 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1934 February 14 at 00:33:36.8 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1934 February 14 at 00:38:41.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1934 February 14 at 00:43:45.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1934 February 14 at 01:02:37.9 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1934 February 14 at 02:09:25.3 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1934 February 14 at 02:09:56.3 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1934 February 14 at 02:10:27.3 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1934 February 14 at 03:11:47.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.03214 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.06531 |
| Gamma | 0.48681 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 21h47m44.9s |
| Sun Declination | -13°18'50.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'11.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 21h46m53.7s |
| Moon Declination | -12°52'16.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'28.2" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'26.8" |
| ΔT | 23.9 s |
Eclipse season
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| January 30 Descending node (full moon) |
February 14 Ascending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1934Jan30.png | File:SE1934Feb14T.png |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 113 |
Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 139 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1934
- A partial lunar eclipse on January 30.
- A total solar eclipse on February 14.
- A partial lunar eclipse on July 26.
- An annular solar eclipse on August 10.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1930
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1937
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1927
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 8, 1925
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 1943
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1923
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1945
Solar Saros 139
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1916
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1952
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 6, 1905
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 15, 1847
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020
Solar eclipses of 1931–1935
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[4]
The partial solar eclipses on April 18, 1931 and October 11, 1931 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the solar eclipses on January 5, 1935 (partial), June 30, 1935 (partial), and December 25, 1935 (annular) occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1931 to 1935 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 114 | September 12, 1931 File:SE1931Sep12P.png Partial |
1.506 | 119 | March 7, 1932 File:SE1932Mar07A.png Annular |
−0.9673 | |
| 124 | August 31, 1932 File:SE1932Aug31T.png Total |
0.8307 | 129 | February 24, 1933 File:SE1933Feb24A.png Annular |
−0.2191 | |
| 134 | August 21, 1933 File:SE1933Aug21A.png Annular |
0.0869 | 139 | February 14, 1934 File:SE1934Feb14T.png Total |
0.4868 | |
| 144 | August 10, 1934 File:SE1934Aug10A.png Annular |
−0.689 | 149 | February 3, 1935 File:SE1935Feb03P.png Partial |
1.1438 | |
| 154 | July 30, 1935 File:SE1935Jul30P.png Partial |
−1.4259 | ||||
Saros 139
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 139, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on May 17, 1501. It contains hybrid eclipses from August 11, 1627 through December 9, 1825 and total eclipses from December 21, 1843 through March 26, 2601. There are no annular eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 3, 2763. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality will be produced by member 61 at 7 minutes, 29.22 seconds on July 16, 2186. This date is the longest solar eclipse computed between 4000 BC and AD 6000.[5] All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[6]
| Series members 18–39 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 19 | 20 |
| File:SE1807Nov29H.png November 29, 1807 |
File:SE1825Dec09H.png December 9, 1825 |
File:SE1843Dec21T.png December 21, 1843 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 |
| File:SE1861Dec31T.png December 31, 1861 |
File:SE1880Jan11T.png January 11, 1880 |
File:SE1898Jan22T.png January 22, 1898 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 |
| File:SE1916Feb03T.png February 3, 1916 |
File:SE1934Feb14T.png February 14, 1934 |
File:SE1952Feb25T.png February 25, 1952 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 |
| File:SE1970Mar07T.png March 7, 1970 |
File:SE1988Mar18T.png March 18, 1988 |
File:SE2006Mar29T.png March 29, 2006 |
| 30 | 31 | 32 |
| File:SE2024Apr08T.png April 8, 2024 |
File:SE2042Apr20T.png April 20, 2042 |
File:SE2060Apr30T.png April 30, 2060 |
| 33 | 34 | 35 |
| File:SE2078May11T.png May 11, 2078 |
File:SE2096May22T.png May 22, 2096 |
File:SE2114Jun03T.png June 3, 2114 |
| 36 | 37 | 38 |
| File:SE2132Jun13T.png June 13, 2132 |
File:SE2150Jun25T.png June 25, 2150 |
File:SE2168Jul05T.png July 5, 2168 |
| 39 | ||
| File:SE2186Jul16T.png July 16, 2186 | ||
Metonic series
Template:Solar Metonic series 1880–1964
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2010 July 11
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2020 December 14
Notes
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References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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