Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 1, 2000. 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. This eclipse occurred near the south pole, and was visible from the southern tip of South America at sunset.

Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.2821
Magnitude0.4768
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates66°54′S 109°30′W / 66.9°S 109.5°W / -66.9; -109.5
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse19:33:34
References
Saros117 (68 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9509

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Related eclipses edit

Eclipses of 2000 edit

Solar eclipses 2000–2003 edit

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]

Partial solar eclipses on February 5, 2000 and July 31, 2000 occur in the previous lunar year set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2000 to 2003
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
117 2000 July 01
 
Partial (south)
−1.28214 122 2000 December 25
 
Partial (north)
1.13669
127
 
Totality from Lusaka, Zambia
2001 June 21
 
Total
−0.57013 132
 
Partial from Minneapolis, MN
2001 December 14
 
Annular
0.40885
137
 
Partial from Los Angeles, CA
2002 June 10
 
Annular
0.19933 142
 
Totality from Woomera
2002 December 04
 
Total
−0.30204
147
 
Culloden, Scotland
2003 May 31
 
Annular
0.99598 152 2003 November 23
 
Total
−0.96381

Metonic series edit

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076
July 1–2 April 19–20 February 5–7 November 24–25 September 12–13
117 119 121 123 125
 
July 1, 2000  
April 19, 2004
 
February 7, 2008
 
November 25, 2011
 
September 13, 2015
127 129 131 133 135
 
July 2, 2019
 
April 20, 2023
 
February 6, 2027
 
November 25, 2030
 
September 12, 2034
137 139 141 143 145
 
July 2, 2038
 
April 20, 2042
 
February 5, 2046
 
November 25, 2049
 
September 12, 2053
147 149 151 153 155
 
July 1, 2057
 
April 20, 2061
 
February 5, 2065
 
November 24, 2068
 
September 12, 2072
157 159 161 163 165
 
July 1, 2076

References edit

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links edit

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Besselian elements