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1953年8月9日日曜日 Partial Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Looked Like Near the Maximum Point

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 30.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Tokyo*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin8月9日 (日)14時21分44秒8月9日 (日)23時21分44秒
Maximum Eclipse8月9日 (日)15時54分32秒8月10日 (月)0時54分32秒
Last location to see the partial eclipse end8月9日 (日)17時26分57秒8月10日 (月)2時26分57秒

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Tokyo.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Tokyo

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on 1956年12月2日 (日)

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時22分 17時26分
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時23分 CLT14時13分
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時29分 EAST13時14分 CLT
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時01分 FKT13時01分 FKT

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse1,690,0000.06%
At least 10% partial--
At least 20% partial--

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the third eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: 1953年7月11日土曜日 — Partial Solar Eclipse

Second eclipse this season: 1953年7月26日日曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse