| Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013 | |
|---|---|
 Annularity viewed from Churchills Head, Australia. | |
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | −0.2694 |
| Magnitude | 0.9544 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 363 s (6 min 3 s) |
| Coordinates | 2°12′N 175°30′E / 2.2°N 175.5°E |
| Max. width of band | 173 km (107 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| (P1) Partial begin | 21:25:10 |
| (U1) Total begin | 22:30:34 |
| Greatest eclipse | 0:26:20 |
| (U4) Total end | 2:19:58 |
| (P4) Partial end | 3:25:23 |
| References | |
| Saros | 138 (31 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9537 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10, 2013,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.9544. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 3.6 days before apogee (on May 13, 2013, at 14:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[4]
Annularity was visible from parts of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, the Louisiade Archipelago (belonging to Papua New Guinea), the Solomon Islands, and Kiribati. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Hawaii.
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- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 12 August 2024.