| Solar eclipse of September 1, 1951 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.1557 |
| Magnitude | 0.9747 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 156 s (2 min 36 s) |
| Coordinates | 16°30′N 8°30′W / 16.5°N 8.5°W |
| Max. width of band | 91 km (57 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 12:51:51 |
| References | |
| Saros | 134 (40 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9401 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred on September 1, 1951.
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.[1]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1950 to 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 119 |  1950 March 18 Annular (non-central) |
-0.99880 | 124 |  1950 September 12 Total |
0.89030 | |
| 129 |  1951 March 7 Annular |
-0.24196 | 134 | 1951 September 1 Annular |
0.15570 | |
| 139 |  1952 February 25 Total |
0.46973 | 144 |  1952 August 20 Annular |
-0.61023 | |
| 149 |  1953 February 14 Partial |
1.13308 | 154 |  1953 August 9 Partial |
-1.34403 | |
| Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953 belongs to the next lunar year set. | ||||||
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