Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 4, 2011,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.8576. 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.
Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.0627 |
Magnitude | 0.8576 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 64.7°N 20.8°E / 64.7; 20.8 |
Times (UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 6:40:11 |
Greatest eclipse | 8:51:42 |
(P4) Partial end | 11:00:52 |
References | |
Saros | 151 (14 of 72) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9531 |
This was the first of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on June 1, July 1, and November 25.
The greatest eclipse occurred at 08:51 UTC in northern Sweden. At that time, the axis of the Moon's shadow passed a mere 510 km above Earth's surface.[4]
The eclipse was visible near sunrise over most of Europe before moving over central Asia. It ended at sunset over east Asia. It was visible as a minor partial eclipse over north Africa and the Middle East.