Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 20, 1960, with a magnitude of 0.6139. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. It began in northeast Russia near sunrise on September 21, and ended near sunset over North America on September 20, one day earlier because of the effects of the International Date Line.

Eclipses in 1960

 * A total lunar eclipse on March 13, 1960.
 * A partial solar eclipse on March 27, 1960.
 * A total lunar eclipse on September 5, 1960.
 * A partial solar eclipse on September 20, 1960.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1964

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 9, 1953
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 15, 1951
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 25, 1969

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971

Solar Saros 153

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 10, 1942
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 20, 1873
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047