Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004

Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Partial
Gamma -1.1335
Magnitude 0.7367
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 61°36′S 44°18′E / 61.6°S 44.3°E / -61.6; 44.3
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 13:35:05
References
Saros 119 (65 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9517

A partial solar eclipse took place on Monday, 19 April 2004. 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 was largely visible over the south Atlantic Ocean and north shores of Antarctica, most prominently the Antarctic Peninsula. The eclipse was deep enough to be seen from a large portion of southern Africa, with over 50% totality at Cape Town, South Africa approximately 4:10 PM. However, the eclipse remained visible to cities such as Harare, Maseru, Durban, and Bloemfontein, although to a much lesser extent.

The greatest eclipse of the Sun took place over a nigh inaccessible strip of ocean off the Antarctic coast; the maximum point displayed 73.5% totality, as compared to Cape Town's 51% totality.

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Animated eclipse path

Solar eclipses 2004–2008

Each member 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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2004–2007
Ascending node   Descending node
SarosMap SarosMap
119 2004 April 19

Partial (south)		 124 2004 October 14

Partial (north)
129 2005 April 8

Hybrid		 134

Annular from Spain		 2005 October 3

Annular
139

Total from Side, Turkey		 2006 March 29

Total		 144

Partial from São Paulo, Brazil		 2006 September 22

Annular
149 2007 March 19

Partial (north)		 154 2007 September 11

Partial (south)

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).


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