| Solar eclipse of May 20, 1947 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | −0.3528 |
| Magnitude | 1.0557 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 313 sec (5 m 13 s) |
| Coordinates | 0°12′N 21°24′W / 0.2°N 21.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 196 km (122 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:47:47 |
| References | |
| Saros | 127 (54 of 82) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9392 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on May 20, 1947.
It is a part of Saros cycle 127, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 82 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on October 10, 991 AD. It contains total eclipses from May 14, 1352 through August 15, 2091. There are no annular eclipses in this series. The series ends at member 82 as a partial eclipse on March 21, 2452. The longest duration of totality was 5 minutes, 40 seconds on August 30, 1532. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s ascending node.[1]
| Series members 52–68 occur between 1901 and 2200 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 53 | 54 |
 April 28, 1911 |
 May 9, 1929 |
May 20, 1947 |
| 55 | 56 | 57 |
 May 30, 1965 |
 June 11, 1983 |
 June 21, 2001 |
| 58 | 59 | 60 |
 July 2, 2019 |
 July 13, 2037 |
 July 24, 2055 |
| 61 | 62 | 63 |
 August 3, 2073 |
 August 15, 2091 |
August 26, 2109 (Partial) |
| 64 | 65 | 66 |
| September 6, 2127 (Partial | September 16, 2145 (Partial) | September 28, 2163 (Partial) |
| 67 | 68 | |
| October 8, 2181 (Partial) | October 19, 2199 (Partial) | |
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