Solar eclipse of July 9, 1945
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A total solar eclipse occurred on July 9, 1945. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. The path of totality crossed northern North America, across Greenland and into Scandinavia, the western Soviet Union, and central Asia.
Solar eclipse of July 9, 1945 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.7356 |
Magnitude | 1.018 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 75 s (1 min 15 s) |
Coordinates | 70°N 17.2°W / 70; -17.2 |
Max. width of band | 92 km (57 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 13:27:46 |
References | |
Saros | 145 (18 of 77) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9387 |
The eclipse was mostly seen on July 9, 1945, except for northeastern Soviet Union, where a partial eclipse was seen on July 10 local time, or starting on July 9, passing midnight and ending on July 10 due to the midnight sun.