Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000 | |
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![]() Projected partial eclipse from Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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"), 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. It is also the last solar eclipse of the 20th century.
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, with the others occurring on February 5, July 1, and July 31.
Christmas[edit]
This is the first Solar Eclipse on Christmas day since the annular solar eclipse of 1954.[1]
Images[edit]
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 2000[edit]
- A total lunar eclipse on January 21, 2000.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 5, 2000.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 1, 2000.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 16, 2000.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 31, 2000.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 25, 2000.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
Solar Saros 122[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 1972
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1914
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 26, 2087
Solar eclipses of 2000–2003[edit]
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.[2]
The partial solar eclipses on February 5, 2000 and July 31, 2000 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 2000 to 2003 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
117 | July 1, 2000![]() Partial |
−1.28214 | 122![]() Partial projection in Minneapolis, MN, USA |
December 25, 2000![]() Partial |
1.13669 | |
127![]() Totality in Lusaka, Zambia |
June 21, 2001![]() Total |
−0.57013 | 132![]() Partial in Minneapolis, MN, USA |
December 14, 2001![]() Annular |
0.40885 | |
137![]() Partial in Los Angeles, CA, USA |
June 10, 2002![]() Annular |
0.19933 | 142![]() Totality in Woomera, South Australia |
December 4, 2002![]() Total |
−0.30204 | |
147![]() Annularity in Culloden, Scotland |
May 31, 2003![]() Annular |
0.99598 | 152![]() |
November 23, 2003![]() Total |
−0.96381 |
Saros 122[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 122, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 17, 991 AD. It contains total eclipses from July 12, 1135 through August 3, 1171; hybrid eclipses on August 13, 1189 and August 25, 1207; and annular eclipses from September 4, 1225 through October 10, 1874. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 17, 2235. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 9 at 1 minutes, 25 seconds on July 12, 1135, and the longest duration of annularity was produced by member 50 at 6 minutes, 28 seconds on October 10, 1874. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[3]
Series members 46–68 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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46 | 47 | 48 |
![]() August 28, 1802 |
![]() September 7, 1820 |
![]() September 18, 1838 |
49 | 50 | 51 |
![]() September 29, 1856 |
![]() October 10, 1874 |
![]() October 20, 1892 |
52 | 53 | 54 |
![]() November 2, 1910 |
![]() November 12, 1928 |
![]() November 23, 1946 |
55 | 56 | 57 |
![]() December 4, 1964 |
![]() December 15, 1982 |
![]() December 25, 2000 |
58 | 59 | 60 |
![]() January 6, 2019 |
![]() January 16, 2037 |
![]() January 27, 2055 |
61 | 62 | 63 |
![]() February 7, 2073 |
![]() February 18, 2091 |
![]() March 1, 2109 |
64 | 65 | 66 |
![]() March 13, 2127 |
![]() March 23, 2145 |
![]() April 3, 2163 |
67 | 68 | |
![]() April 14, 2181 |
![]() April 25, 2199 |
Metonic series[edit]
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.[4]
Octon series with 21 events between May 21, 1993 and August 2, 2065 | ||||
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May 20–21 | March 8–9 | December 25–26 | October 13–14 | August 1–2 |
98 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 106 |
May 21, 1955 | March 9, 1959 | December 26, 1962 | October 14, 1966 | August 2, 1970 |
108 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 |
May 21, 1974 | March 9, 1978 | December 26, 1981 | October 14, 1985 | August 1, 1989 |
118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
![]() May 21, 1993 |
![]() March 9, 1997 |
![]() December 25, 2000 |
![]() October 14, 2004 |
![]() August 1, 2008 |
128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
![]() May 20, 2012 |
![]() March 9, 2016 |
![]() December 26, 2019 |
![]() October 14, 2023 |
![]() August 2, 2027 |
138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
![]() May 21, 2031 |
![]() March 9, 2035 |
![]() December 26, 2038 |
![]() October 14, 2042 |
![]() August 2, 2046 |
148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
![]() May 20, 2050 |
![]() March 9, 2054 |
![]() December 26, 2057 |
![]() October 13, 2061 |
![]() August 2, 2065 |
158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 166 |
![]() May 20, 2069 |
March 8, 2073 | December 26, 2076 | October 13, 2080 | August 1, 2084 |
References[edit]
- ^ Espenak, Fred. "Partial Solar Eclipse of December 25, 2000". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 122". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- ^ Note S1: Eclipses & Predictions in Freeth, Tony (2014). "Eclipse Prediction on the Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculating Machine Known as the Antikythera Mechanism". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e103275. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j3275F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103275. PMC 4116162. PMID 25075747.
External links[edit]
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- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC