Solar eclipse of August 20, 1952

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 20, 1952, with a magnitude of 0.942. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible from Peru including the capital city Lima, northeastern Chile, Bolivia including the constitutional capital Sucre and seat of government La Paz, Argentina, Paraguay, southern Brazil and Uruguay.

Eclipses in 1952

 * A partial lunar eclipse on February 11, 1952.
 * A total solar eclipse on February 25, 1952.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on August 5, 1952.
 * An annular solar eclipse on August 20, 1952.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 1, 1948
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1945
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1959

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 15, 1943
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 26, 1961

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 1941
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1963

Solar Saros 144

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 10, 1934
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1923
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1981

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 19, 1865
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2039