Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, February 5, 2000,[1] with a magnitude of 0.5795. 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 2000, with the others occurring on July 1, July 31, and December 25.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica.
Images
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.[2]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2000 February 05 at 10:56:47.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2000 February 05 at 12:20:54.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2000 February 05 at 12:50:26.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2000 February 05 at 13:04:20.3 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2000 February 05 at 14:44:14.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.57949 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.46882 |
| Gamma | −1.22325 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 21h13m55.0s |
| Sun Declination | -16°02'00.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 21h14m52.3s |
| Moon Declination | -17°07'51.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'01.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'08.1" |
| ΔT | 63.8 s |
Eclipse season
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| January 21 Ascending node (full moon) |
February 5 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2000Jan21.png | File:SE2000Feb05P.png |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
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 April 17, 1996
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1991
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1913
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2086
Solar eclipses of 1997–2000
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.[3]
The partial solar eclipses on July 1, 2000 and December 25, 2000 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1997 to 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 120 File:Total solar eclipse of March 9 1997.jpg Totality in Chita, Russia |
March 9, 1997 File:SE1997Mar09T.png Total |
0.9183 | 125 | September 2, 1997 File:SE1997Sep02P.png Partial |
−1.0352 | |
| 130 File:Ecl002-2 (4321047401).jpg Totality near Guadeloupe |
February 26, 1998 File:SE1998Feb26T.png Total |
0.2391 | 135 | August 22, 1998 File:SE1998Aug22A.png Annular |
−0.2644 | |
| 140 | February 16, 1999 File:SE1999Feb16A.png Annular |
−0.4726 | 145 File:Solar eclipse 1999 4.jpg Totality in France |
August 11, 1999 File:SE1999Aug11T.png Total |
0.5062 | |
| 150 | February 5, 2000 File:SE2000Feb05P.png Partial |
−1.2233 | 155 | July 31, 2000 File:SE2000Jul31P.png Partial |
1.2166 | |
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Saros 150
Template:Solar Saros series 150
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.
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2000 February 5
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2000 February 5
References
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