Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018

Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018
From Melbourne, Australia
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.3542
Magnitude0.3365
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates67°54′S 127°24′E / 67.9°S 127.4°E / -67.9; 127.4
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse3:02:16
References
Saros117 (69 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9548

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, July 13, 2018,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.3365. 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.

The moon's penumbra touched a small part of Antarctica, and southern Australia in Tasmania, where the eclipse was observed with a magnitude of about 0.1. The eclipse was also visible in Stewart Island, an island south of New Zealand.[4]

  1. ^ "July 13, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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