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Wikipedia / Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, with a magnitude of 1.0459. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's and the apparent path of the Sun and Moon intersect, blocking all direct sunlight and turning daylight into darkness; the Sun appears to be black with a halo around it. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.4 days before perigee (on July 5, 2019, at 6:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

Totality was visible from the southern Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand to the Pitcairn Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago and finally reaching the Coquimbo Region in Chile and central Argentina near sunset, with the maximum of 4 minutes 33 seconds visible from the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Oceania, South America, and southern Central America. A total solar eclipse crossed a similar region of the Earth about a year and a half later on December 14, 2020.

Visibility

Following the North American solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, Astronomers Without Borders collected eclipse glasses for redistribution to Latin America and Asia for the 2019 eclipses.

Totality travelled over areas with low levels of humidity and light pollution, allowing for very good observations. Several major observatories experienced totality, including the European Southern Observatory.

Oeno Island

The first land surface and the only Pacific island from which totality was visible is Oeno Island, an uninhabited atoll in the Pitcairn Islands.

Chile

Totality was visible in a large portion of Coquimbo Region and small parts of Atacama Region. Cities in the path included La Serena and La Higuera. Approximately 300,000 people visited La Serena to view the event. Tickets to view the eclipse from the European Southern Observatory were sold for US$2000 each.

Argentina

Totality was visible in the provinces of San Juan, La Rioja, San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires. Cities in the path included San Juan and Río Cuarto. The path of totality finished at the Samborombon Bay, where the eclipsed sunset was observed from San Clemente del Tuyu.

Eclipse timing

Places experiencing total eclipse

Country or territory

City or place

Start of partial eclipse

Start of total eclipse

Maximum eclipse

End of total eclipse

End of partial eclipse

Duration of totality (min:s)

Duration of eclipse (hr:min)

Maximum magnitude

La Serena

15:22:26

16:38:08

16:39:15

16:40:23

17:46:32

2:15

2:24

1.0094

San Juan

16:25:51

17:40:21

17:40:29

17:40:37

18:42:09 (sunset)

0:16

2:16

1.0004

Bella Vista

16:25:26

17:39:28

17:40:43

17:41:58

18:46:50

2:30

2:22

1.0179

San José de Jáchal

16:26:21

17:40:20

17:41:18

17:42:16

18:46:03 (sunset)

1:56

2:20

1.0072

Bragado

16:33:40

17:42:16

17:42:50

17:43:24

18:01:09 (sunset)

1:08

1:27

1.0028

Junín

16:33:36

17:42:04

17:43:04

17:44:04

18:04:19 (sunset)

2:00

1:31

1.0105

References:

Solar Eclipse of July 2, 2019(Local Times)

Places experiencing partial eclipse

Country or territory

City or place

Start of partial eclipse

Maximum eclipse

End of partial eclipse

Duration of eclipse (hr:min)

Maximum coverage

Fakaofo

06:41:18 (sunrise)

06:47:46

07:11:43

0:30

2.95%

Pago Pago

06:47:59 (sunrise)

06:50:20

07:27:06

0:39

13.52%

Rarotonga

07:17:16 (sunrise)

07:52:06

08:53:09

1:36

49.22%

Apia

06:51:27 (sunrise)

06:54:54

07:24:37

0:33

10.70%

Alofi

06:53:39 (sunrise)

06:56:04

07:37:30

0:44

26.60%

Papeete

06:56:47

07:57:49

09:07:21

2:11

53.20%

Gambier Islands

08:01:39

09:17:27

10:45:06

2:43

96.22%

Nuku'alofa

07:18:47 (sunrise)

07:21:14

07:35:52

0:17

8.85%

Adamstown

09:07:20

10:26:55

11:58:02

2:51

97.73%

Clipperton Island

10:25:50

11:24:31

12:23:06

1:57

11.13%

Stanley

16:21:17

16:47:56

16:52:15 (sunset)

0:31

24.89%

Galápagos Islands

12:57:00

14:15:36

15:25:07

2:28

34.22%

Managua

14:03:26

14:16:01

14:28:21

0:25

0.14%

Rio de Janeiro

17:03:45

17:16:17

17:19:19 (sunset)

0:16

8.36%

San José

13:53:24

14:21:10

14:47:38

0:54

1.55%

São Paulo

17:00:05

17:28:21

17:31:56 (sunset)

0:32

26.10%

Porto Alegre

16:47:53

17:33:42

17:36:26 (sunset)

0:49

58.48%

Quito

14:36:13

15:35:08

16:27:46

1:52

18.53%

Santiago

15:21:24

16:36:59

17:43:40

2:25

92.17%

Bogotá

15:06:57

15:38:50

16:08:45

1:02

3.18%

Lima

14:22:34

15:39:22

16:45:44

2:23

53.83%

Montevideo

16:38:15

17:41:34

17:44:29 (sunset)

1:06

94.51%

Buenos Aires

16:36:22

17:44:19

17:54:01 (sunset)

1:18

99.73%

Leticia

14:53:04

15:46:40

16:34:50

1:42

18.67%

La Paz

15:38:57

16:48:28

17:49:19

2:10

54.69%

Uruguaiana

16:42:23

17:48:48

18:00:28 (sunset)

1:18

82.54%

Brasília

17:11:24

17:49:22

17:51:47 (sunset)

0:40

21.80%

Sucre

15:41:42

16:50:01

17:50:04

2:08

58.71%

Asunción

15:46:26

16:51:26

17:12:25 (sunset)

1:26

68.09%

Foz do Iguaçu

16:49:43

17:52:21

17:59:40 (sunset)

1:10

64.29%

References:

Solar Eclipse of July 2, 2019(Local Times)

Gallery

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.

Event

Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

2019 July 2 at 16:56:22.9 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

2019 July 2 at 18:02:19.5 UTC

First Central Line

2019 July 2 at 18:03:29.5 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

2019 July 2 at 18:04:39.8 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

2019 July 2 at 19:17:21.9 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

2019 July 2 at 19:22:51.0 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

2019 July 2 at 19:24:07.5 UTC

Greatest Duration

2019 July 2 at 19:25:18.8 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

2019 July 2 at 20:43:33.5 UTC

Last Central Line

2019 July 2 at 20:44:46.0 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

2019 July 2 at 20:45:58.2 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

2019 July 2 at 21:51:48.1 UTC

July 2, 2019 Solar Eclipse Times

Parameter

Value

Eclipse Magnitude

1.04593

Eclipse Obscuration

1.09398

Gamma

−0.64656

Sun Right Ascension

06h46m14.8s

Sun Declination

+23°00'36.4"

Sun Semi-Diameter

15'43.8"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

08.6"

Moon Right Ascension

06h46m17.9s

Moon Declination

+22°22'09.2"

Moon Semi-Diameter

16'14.9"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

0°59'37.8"

ΔT

69.6 s

July 2, 2019 Solar Eclipse Parameters

Eclipse season

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.

July 2Ascending node (new moon)

July 16Descending node (full moon)

Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 127

Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 139

Eclipse season of July 2019

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2019

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 127

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 2018–2021

Saros 127

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

Notes

References

Additional sources

  • solar-eclipse.de:

  • eclipseportal.com:

  • has free educational materials aimed at teaching children about the July 2019 Solar Eclipse. They are available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.