| Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000 | |
|---|---|
 Projected partial eclipse from Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1367 |
| Magnitude | 0.7228 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 66°18′N 74°06′W / 66.3°N 74.1°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:35:57 |
| References | |
| Saros | 122 (57 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9510 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, December 25, 2000 (also known as the "Christmas 2000 Solar Eclipse"),[1] with a magnitude of 0.7228. 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 also the last solar eclipse of the 20th century.
This was the first solar eclipse on Christmas Day since the annular solar eclipse of 1954.[2]
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, with the others occurring on February 5, July 1, and July 31.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of North America and the Caribbean.
- ^ "December 25, 2000 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Espenak, Fred. "Partial Solar Eclipse of December 25, 2000". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved November 12, 2023.