Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". 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. It was the first solar eclipse to fall on Christmas since 1954, and will be the last until 2038.[2]Template:Rp 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.[3]
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.
Images
File:SE2000Dec25P.gif
Animated path
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.[4]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2000 December 25 at 15:27:44.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2000 December 25 at 17:22:41.2 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2000 December 25 at 17:27:01.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2000 December 25 at 17:35:56.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2000 December 25 at 19:44:16.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.72279 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.62922 |
| Gamma | 1.13669 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 18h18m29.8s |
| Sun Declination | -23°22'12.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 18h18m47.5s |
| Moon Declination | -22°20'41.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'49.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'22.8" |
| ΔT | 64.1 s |
Eclipse season
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| December 25 Descending node (new moon) |
January 9 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| File:SE2000Dec25P.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2001Jan09.png |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 122 |
Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 134 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2000
- A total lunar eclipse on January 21.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 5.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 1.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 16.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 31.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 25.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
Solar Saros 122
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 1972
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1914
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 26, 2087
Solar eclipses of 2000–2003
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[5]
The partial solar eclipses on February 5, 2000 and July 31, 2000 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
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Saros 122
Template:Solar Saros series 122
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
| 21 eclipse events between May 21, 1993 and May 20, 2069 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20–21 | March 9 | December 25–26 | October 13–14 | August 1–2 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
| File:SE1993May21P.png May 21, 1993 |
File:SE1997Mar09T.png March 9, 1997 |
File:SE2000Dec25P.png December 25, 2000 |
File:SE2004Oct14P.png October 14, 2004 |
File:SE2008Aug01T.png August 1, 2008 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
| File:SE2012May20A.png May 20, 2012 |
File:SE2016Mar09T.png March 9, 2016 |
File:SE2019Dec26A.png December 26, 2019 |
File:SE2023Oct14A.png October 14, 2023 |
File:SE2027Aug02T.png August 2, 2027 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
| File:SE2031May21A.png May 21, 2031 |
File:SE2035Mar09A.png March 9, 2035 |
File:SE2038Dec26T.png December 26, 2038 |
File:SE2042Oct14A.png October 14, 2042 |
File:SE2046Aug02T.png August 2, 2046 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
| File:SE2050May20H.png May 20, 2050 |
File:SE2054Mar09P.png March 9, 2054 |
File:SE2057Dec26T.png December 26, 2057 |
File:SE2061Oct13A.png October 13, 2061 |
File:SE2065Aug02P.png August 2, 2065 |
| 158 | ||||
| File:SE2069May20P.png May 20, 2069 | ||||
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2000 December 25
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2000 December 25
References
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External links
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- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- On Christmas Day, 2000, alert sky watchers across North America can enjoy a partial solar eclipse.
- Second Millennium, Last Eclipse, May 1, 2001 APOD, from Cary, North Carolina
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