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 territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage
RussiaAnadyr07:41:1508:44:3309:50:522:1040.25%
United StatesAnchorage11:54:4413:10:5514:28:272:3454.83%
United StatesBoston17:47:0017:48:2917:49:59 (sunset)0:030.28%
CanadaMontreal17:38:2417:52:0117:55:12 (sunset)0:177.87%
CanadaBaker Lake15:44:0216:57:3317:35:38 (sunset)1:5273.16%
United StatesSeattle13:34:5915:00:1316:19:392:4554.56%
CanadaOttawa17:37:2118:00:4118:03:51 (sunset)0:2716.67%
United StatesNew York City17:49:2518:01:1118:04:07 (sunset)0:155.89%
CanadaEdmonton14:40:3216:02:1917:18:222:3864.24%
CanadaCalgary14:43:0916:05:4617:22:052:3961.32%
United StatesPhiladelphia17:50:3518:06:5218:09:45 (sunset)0:199.17%
United StatesSan Francisco13:51:3515:15:2416:31:462:4039.01%
United StatesWashington, D.C.17:51:5918:15:4718:18:38 (sunset)0:2714.90%
CanadaToronto17:39:0018:17:3318:21:20 (sunset)0:4230.49%
United StatesSalt Lake City15:04:3816:25:4717:38:362:3446.56%
United StatesLos Angeles14:08:1115:28:0316:39:402:3133.48%
United StatesLas Vegas14:08:5815:29:1116:40:552:3237.93%
United StatesDetroit17:39:1318:30:3118:37:56 (sunset)0:5939.11%
MexicoTijuana14:14:3115:32:1916:41:512:2730.83%
MexicoMexicali14:17:1615:34:2616:43:152:2631.28%
United StatesPhoenix14:21:2915:37:3916:45:232:2433.10%
United StatesChicago16:36:0417:42:5917:56:54 (sunset)1:2144.29%
United StatesMiami18:27:2018:43:3518:46:02 (sunset)0:194.61%
MexicoHermosillo14:35:5815:45:4916:47:562:1224.53%
United StatesIndianapolis17:42:3418:46:5618:53:56 (sunset)1:1139.69%
United StatesAtlanta17:59:3418:51:3218:54:19 (sunset)0:5526.43%
United StatesDallas16:48:1317:52:5718:45:03 (sunset)1:5729.50%
CubaHavana18:35:2518:54:5318:57:16 (sunset)0:224.12%
United StatesNew Orleans17:04:3818:00:1118:21:15 (sunset)1:1721.40%
MexicoMexico City17:31:4318:08:5618:43:331:124.84%
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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
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2014 October 23 at 19:38:40.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2014 October 23 at 21:12:30.0 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2014 October 23 at 21:45:39.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2014 October 23 at 21:57:47.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2014 October 23 at 23:52:48.0 UTC
October 23, 2014 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.81141
Eclipse Obscuration0.74623
Gamma1.09078
Sun Right Ascension13h53m11.9s
Sun Declination-11°36'45.1"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'04.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension13h54m15.8s
Moon Declination-10°37'52.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'15.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'59.9"
ΔT67.5 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 8 Descending node (full moon)October 23 Ascending node (new moon)
Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 127Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 153

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2014

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 153

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 2011–2014

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.

The partial solar eclipses on January 4, 2011 and July 1, 2011 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2011 to 2014
Descending nodeAscending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
118 Partial in Tromsø, NorwayJune 1, 2011 Partial1.21300123 Hinode XRT footageNovember 25, 2011 Partial−1.05359
128 Annularity in Red Bluff, CA, USAMay 20, 2012 Annular0.48279133 Totality in Mount Carbine, Queensland, AustraliaNovember 13, 2012 Total−0.37189
138 Annularity in Churchills Head, AustraliaMay 10, 2013 Annular−0.26937143 Partial in Libreville, GabonNovember 3, 2013 Hybrid0.32715
148 Partial in Adelaide, AustraliaApril 29, 2014 Annular (non-central)−0.99996153 Partial in Minneapolis, MN, USAOctober 23, 2014 Partial1.09078

Saros 153

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 153, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 28, 1870. It contains annular eclipses from December 17, 2104 through May 26, 2970. There are no hybrid or total eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on August 22, 3114. 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 annularity will be produced by member 38 at 7 minutes, 1 seconds on September 5, 2537. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.

Series members 1–19 occur between 1870 and 2200:
123
July 28, 1870August 7, 1888August 20, 1906
456
August 30, 1924September 10, 1942September 20, 1960
789
October 2, 1978October 12, 1996October 23, 2014
101112
November 3, 2032November 14, 2050November 24, 2068
131415
December 6, 2086December 17, 2104December 28, 2122
161718
January 8, 2141January 19, 2159January 29, 2177
19
February 10, 2195

Metonic series

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

22 eclipse events between January 5, 1935 and August 11, 2018
January 4–5October 23–24August 10–12May 30–31March 18–19
111113115117119
January 5, 1935August 12, 1942May 30, 1946March 18, 1950
121123125127129
January 5, 1954October 23, 1957August 11, 1961May 30, 1965March 18, 1969
131133135137139
January 4, 1973October 23, 1976August 10, 1980May 30, 1984March 18, 1988
141143145147149
January 4, 1992October 24, 1995August 11, 1999May 31, 2003March 19, 2007
151153155
January 4, 2011October 23, 2014August 11, 2018

Tritos series

This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

The partial solar eclipses on November 16, 2134 (part of Saros 164) and October 16, 2145 (part of Saros 165) are also a part of this series but are not included in the table below.

Series members between 1801 and 2069
June 6, 1807 (Saros 134)May 5, 1818 (Saros 135)April 3, 1829 (Saros 136)March 4, 1840 (Saros 137)February 1, 1851 (Saros 138)
December 31, 1861 (Saros 139)November 30, 1872 (Saros 140)October 30, 1883 (Saros 141)September 29, 1894 (Saros 142)August 30, 1905 (Saros 143)
July 30, 1916 (Saros 144)June 29, 1927 (Saros 145)May 29, 1938 (Saros 146)April 28, 1949 (Saros 147)March 27, 1960 (Saros 148)
February 25, 1971 (Saros 149)January 25, 1982 (Saros 150)December 24, 1992 (Saros 151)November 23, 2003 (Saros 152)October 23, 2014 (Saros 153)
September 21, 2025 (Saros 154)August 21, 2036 (Saros 155)July 22, 2047 (Saros 156)June 21, 2058 (Saros 157)May 20, 2069 (Saros 158)

Inex series

This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200
March 13, 1812 (Saros 146)February 21, 1841 (Saros 147)January 31, 1870 (Saros 148)
January 11, 1899 (Saros 149)December 24, 1927 (Saros 150)December 2, 1956 (Saros 151)
November 12, 1985 (Saros 152)October 23, 2014 (Saros 153)October 3, 2043 (Saros 154)
September 12, 2072 (Saros 155)August 24, 2101 (Saros 156)August 4, 2130 (Saros 157)
July 15, 2159 (Saros 158)June 24, 2188 (Saros 159)

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