A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 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.
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.Eclipses during 2011 NASA
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.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of January 4, 2011(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Paris 08:43:47 (sunrise) 09:09:35 10:30:29 1:47 64.97% Rome 07:51:58 09:10:25 10:38:26 2:46 60.71% London 08:05:42 (sunrise) 08:11:48 09:31:02 1:25 66.78% Zurich 08:12:58 (sunrise) 09:13:33 10:38:27 2:25 66.52% Luxembourg 08:31:56 (sunrise) 09:14:25 10:37:31 2:06 68.06% Brussels 08:44:38 (sunrise) 09:14:38 10:36:30 1:52 68.56% Amsterdam 08:49:56 (sunrise) 09:17:37 10:39:26 1:50 70.49% Zagreb 07:59:41 09:20:50 10:50:16 2:51 67.68% Athens 08:57:34 10:23:37 11:58:20 3:01 58.24% Vienna 08:03:30 09:24:44 10:53:28 2:50 70.63% Prague 08:04:51 09:24:45 10:51:53 2:51 72.04% Bratislava 08:04:03 09:25:42 10:54:45 2:51 70.76% Belgrade 08:02:21 09:26:21 10:58:06 2:56 67.57% Berlin 08:16:44 (sunrise) 09:26:57 10:52:35 2:36 74.00% Budapest 08:04:48 09:27:39 10:57:46 2:53 70.48% Sofia 09:02:38 10:28:34 12:02:05 2:59 65.20% Copenhagen 08:37:56 (sunrise) 09:30:37 10:54:24 2:16 76.17% Oslo 09:16:55 (sunrise) 09:34:57 10:55:56 1:39 77.93% Bucharest 09:08:14 10:35:33 12:09:04 3:01 67.52% Warsaw 08:13:51 09:36:32 11:04:43 2:51 75.23% Stockholm 08:42:33 (sunrise) 09:41:37 11:04:40 2:22 78.95% Chișinău 09:15:16 10:43:11 12:15:40 3:00 70.20% Ankara 09:12:44 10:44:05 12:19:38 3:07 60.27% Vilnius 09:21:55 10:45:19 12:12:38 2:51 76.94% Riga 09:24:10 10:46:05 12:11:42 2:48 78.19% Minsk 09:23:15 10:47:47 12:15:49 2:53 76.24% Kyiv 09:22:05 10:49:15 12:19:41 2:58 73.13% Tallinn 09:28:33 10:49:25 12:13:18 2:45 79.10% Helsinki 09:29:50 10:50:21 12:13:43 2:44 79.28% Moscow 10:38:12 12:03:52 13:29:58 2:52 74.58%References:
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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.
+January 4, 2011 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2011 January 4 at 06:41:18.7 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2011 January 4 at 08:51:42.4 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2011 January 4 at 09:03:43.1 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2011 January 4 at 09:16:20.6 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2011 January 4 at 11:02:01.4 UTC
+January 4, 2011 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 0.85759 Eclipse Obscuration 0.79839 Gamma 1.06265 Sun Right Ascension 18h59m14.9s Sun Declination -22°44'21.1" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 18h58m23.8s Moon Declination -21°46'01.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'18.1" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°56'09.6" ΔT 66.3 s
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.
+ Eclipse season of December 2010–January 2011 December 21Descending node (full moon) January 4Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 125 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 151
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2011 A partial solar eclipse on January 4. A partial solar eclipse on June 1. A total lunar eclipse on June 15. A partial solar eclipse on July 1. A partial solar eclipse on November 25. A total lunar eclipse on December 10.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 2001 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
Solar Saros 151 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2097
Solar eclipses of 2008–2011
Saros 151
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
References
NASA Chart PDF
External links
Live web-cast of the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2011 Jan 04 Bareket observatory, Israel Solar eclipse of 2011 January 4. Russia, Moscow. 4 Photos APOD 1/5/2011 , 1/6/2011 , 1/7/2011 SpaceWeather.com Solar eclipse gallery On Jan. 4, 2011 Solar Eclipse from spain