Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000 explained

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit between Sunday, July 30 and Monday, July 31, 2000,[1] with a magnitude of 0.6034. 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 was the third of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, with the others occurring on February 5, July 1, and December 25.

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of northern Russia, northeastern Scandinavia, Alaska, western Canada, Greenland, and the western United States.

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[2]

July 31, 2000 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2000 July 31 at 00:38:31.2 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2000 July 31 at 01:53:07.4 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2000 July 31 at 02:14:07.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2000 July 31 at 02:26:13.1 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2000 July 31 at 03:49:55.6 UTC
July 31, 2000 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.60337
Eclipse Obscuration0.51669
Gamma1.21664
Sun Right Ascension08h42m24.7s
Sun Declination+18°13'08.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'45.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension08h43m16.7s
Moon Declination+19°26'16.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'38.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'05.5"
ΔT63.9 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2000

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 155

Inex

Triad

Inex series

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 31, 2000 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 10 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2000 Jul 31. EclipseWise.com. 10 August 2024.