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 (October 24 local time) in far eastern Russia, and before sunset (October 23) across most of North America.
Animated path
Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of October 23, 2014(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Anadyr 07:41:15 08:44:33 09:50:52 2:10 40.25% Anchorage 11:54:44 13:10:55 14:28:27 2:34 54.83% Boston 17:47:00 17:48:29 17:49:59 (sunset) 0:03 0.28% Montreal 17:38:24 17:52:01 17:55:12 (sunset) 0:17 7.87% Baker Lake 15:44:02 16:57:33 17:35:38 (sunset) 1:52 73.16% Seattle 13:34:59 15:00:13 16:19:39 2:45 54.56% Ottawa 17:37:21 18:00:41 18:03:51 (sunset) 0:27 16.67% New York City 17:49:25 18:01:11 18:04:07 (sunset) 0:15 5.89% Edmonton 14:40:32 16:02:19 17:18:22 2:38 64.24% Calgary 14:43:09 16:05:46 17:22:05 2:39 61.32% Philadelphia 17:50:35 18:06:52 18:09:45 (sunset) 0:19 9.17% San Francisco 13:51:35 15:15:24 16:31:46 2:40 39.01% Washington, D.C. 17:51:59 18:15:47 18:18:38 (sunset) 0:27 14.90% Toronto 17:39:00 18:17:33 18:21:20 (sunset) 0:42 30.49% Salt Lake City 15:04:38 16:25:47 17:38:36 2:34 46.56% Los Angeles 14:08:11 15:28:03 16:39:40 2:31 33.48% Las Vegas 14:08:58 15:29:11 16:40:55 2:32 37.93% Detroit 17:39:13 18:30:31 18:37:56 (sunset) 0:59 39.11% Tijuana 14:14:31 15:32:19 16:41:51 2:27 30.83% Mexicali 14:17:16 15:34:26 16:43:15 2:26 31.28% Phoenix 14:21:29 15:37:39 16:45:23 2:24 33.10% Chicago 16:36:04 17:42:59 17:56:54 (sunset) 1:21 44.29% Miami 18:27:20 18:43:35 18:46:02 (sunset) 0:19 4.61% Hermosillo 14:35:58 15:45:49 16:47:56 2:12 24.53% Indianapolis 17:42:34 18:46:56 18:53:56 (sunset) 1:11 39.69% Atlanta 17:59:34 18:51:32 18:54:19 (sunset) 0:55 26.43% Dallas 16:48:13 17:52:57 18:45:03 (sunset) 1:57 29.50% Havana 18:35:25 18:54:53 18:57:16 (sunset) 0:22 4.12% New Orleans 17:04:38 18:00:11 18:21:15 (sunset) 1:17 21.40% Mexico City 17:31:43 18:08:56 18:43:33 1:12 4.84%References:
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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.
+October 23, 2014 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) 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
+October 23, 2014 Solar Eclipse Parameters 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 (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) 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.
+ Eclipse season of October 2014 October 8Descending node (full moon) October 23Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 127 Partial solar eclipseSolar 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 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 11, 2018
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
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 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
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
Solar eclipses of 2011–2014
Saros 153
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
References
External links
Nontechnical information at NASA SSERVI Sunspots and Solar Eclipse APOD 10/25/2014