Solar eclipse of February 25, 1914

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, February 25, 1914, with a magnitude of 0.9248. 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.

It took place almost entirely over the Southern Ocean, near Antarctica; at its widest, the shadow cast by the moon was 167 mi wide. As a result, it could be seen from small patches of land, most notably southern Patagonia and part of New Zealand. Due to this limited visibility, the Star-Gazette of Elmira said that for readers in the United States it was "not particularly interesting from a popular perspective"; the Salina Daily Union in Salina, Kansas said that "you perhaps didn't notice it". It was the first of four eclipses that occurred during the year 1914. While its path passed over New Zealand, and some attempted to view it in Wellington, it was reported to not have been visible there due to cloud cover.

Eclipses in 1914

 * An annular solar eclipse on February 25, 1914.
 * A partial solar eclipse on March 12, 1914.
 * A total solar eclipse on August 21, 1914.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on September 4, 1914.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1910
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 1917

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1907
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 1921

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 19, 1905
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1923

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1903
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 24, 1925

Solar Saros 119

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 13, 1896
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 16, 1885
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 4, 1943

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 26, 1827
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000