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Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
21st-century partial solar eclipse
The solar eclipse of January 6, 2019 was a partial solar eclipse that was visible in East Asia and the North Pacific.[1]
| Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019 | |
|---|---|
From Nakhodka, Russia | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1417 |
| Magnitude | 0.7145 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 67.4°N 153.6°E / 67.4; 153.6 |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 1:42:38 |
| References | |
| Saros | 122 (58 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9550 |
The maximal phase (71%) of the partial eclipse was recorded in Sakha Republic (Russia).
The eclipse was observed in Japan, the Russian Far East, North and South Korea, eastern China, eastern Mongolia and northwest Alaska.
- Jinan, China, 00:18 UTC
- Bohyeonsan, South Korea, 00:47 UTC
- Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 01:00 UTC
Eclipses of 2019
- A partial solar eclipse on January 6.
- A total lunar eclipse on January 21.
- A total solar eclipse on July 2.
- A partial lunar eclipse on July 16.
- An annular solar eclipse on December 26.
Tzolkinex
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
- Followed: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
Half-Saros cycle
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028
Tritos
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
- Followed: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Solar Saros 122
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
- Followed: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
Inex
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
- Followed: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047
Triad
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932
- Followed: Solar eclipse of November 6, 2105
Solar eclipses of 2018–2021
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.[2]
Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 15, 2018, and August 11, 2018, occurred during the previous semester series.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 117 Partial from Melbourne, Australia |
2018 July 13 Partial |
−1.35423 | 122 Partial from Nakhodka, Russia |
2019 January 6 Partial |
1.14174 | |
| 127 La Serena, Chile |
2019 July 2 Total |
−0.64656 | 132 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
2019 December 26 Annular |
0.41351 | |
| 137 Beigang, Yunlin, Taiwan |
2020 June 21 Annular |
0.12090 | 142 Gorbea, Chile |
2020 December 14 Total |
−0.29394 | |
| 147 Partial from Halifax, Canada |
2021 June 10 Annular |
0.91516 | 152 From HMS Protector off South Georgia |
2021 December 4 Total |
−0.95261 | |
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Metonic series
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 descending node.
| 21 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2087 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 – June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
June 1, 2011 |
March 20, 2015 |
January 6, 2019 |
October 25, 2022 |
August 12, 2026 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
June 1, 2030 |
March 20, 2034 |
January 5, 2038 |
October 25, 2041 |
August 12, 2045 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
May 31, 2049 |
March 20, 2053 |
January 5, 2057 |
October 24, 2060 |
August 12, 2064 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
May 31, 2068 |
March 19, 2072 |
January 6, 2076 |
October 24, 2079 |
August 13, 2083 |
| 158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 166 |
June 1, 2087 |
October 24, 2098 |
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- "Sky Watch". Albuquerque Journal. 2019-01-05. p. A9. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
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