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Types of
Solar Eclipse - Surya Grahan - List of Solar Eclipse till 2020
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There
are four types of solar eclipses :
1. A total eclipse occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by
the Moon.
2. An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in
line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun.
Hence the Sun appears as a very bright ring, surrounding the outline of
the Moon.
3. A hybrid eclipse (also called annular/total eclipse)
transitions between a total and annular eclipse. At some points on the
surface of the Earth it is visible as a total eclipse, whereas at others
it is annular. Hybrid eclipses are comparatively rare.
4. A partial eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are not exactly
in line and the Moon only partially obscures the Sun. This phenomenon
can usually be seen from a large part of the Earth outside of the track
of an annular or total eclipse.
List of Solar Eclipses (1999 -
2020)
16 Feb 1999 - Annular Solar Eclipse
It was visible from south of South Africa, across the Indian Ocean and
across Australia.
11 Aug 1999 - Total Solar Eclipse
The final total solar eclipse of the millennium was visible from the
South-West corner of England, much of mainland Europe, the Middle East
and South Asia.
5 Feb 2000 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse was visible over most of Antarctica.
1 Jul 2000 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A marginal partial eclipse was visible from the far south Pacific and
the tip of South America.
31 Jul 2000 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse was visible from northern Siberia, Alaska, northwest
Canada, and northern Greenland.
25 Dec 2000 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse was visible from most of North and Central America.
Jun 2001 - Total Solar Eclipse
The track of Total Eclipse passed from north of the Falklands, to the
point of greatest eclipse in the south Atlantic west of Africa, across
the African continent, and finished in the Indian Ocean south-east of
Madagascar.
14 Dec 2001 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track ran across the Pacific, and finishes in Central America.
10 Jun 2002 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track ran from Australasia, across the Pacific and stops at the
Mexico coast.
4 Dec 2002 - Total Solar Eclipse
The track began in the Atlantic, passed across southern Africa, reached
greatest eclipse in the south Pacific, and crossed into southern
Australia just before finishing. It was visible as a partial eclipse in
most of Africa, and western Australia.
The maximum duration was 2 minutes 4 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 87 kilometers.
31 May 2003 - Annular Solar Eclipse
An annular eclipse -- the first central (ie. not partial) eclipse in its
series -- covered the top of the Earth, and partly missed it entirely.
It was seen in most of the Highlands, including Inverness, the Orkneys,
Shetlands, and Lewis (as well as Iceland and large parts of Greenland),
at around dawn.
23 Nov 2003 - Total Solar Eclipse
The track is confined to Antarctica and the extreme south Pacific. It is
visible as a partial eclipse in most of Australia and in Cape Horn.
19 Apr 2004 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A marginal partial eclipse, visible only in the south of Africa.
14 Oct 2004 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A marginal partial eclipse, visible in eastern Russia, Japan and
north-east China.
8 Apr 2005 - Hybrid Solar Eclipse
A very narrow eclipse, at 27 km wide at maximum eclipse. The track
passes from New Zealand (missing the land) north-east across the
Pacific, tailing out in Central America and into South America. It is
visible as a partial eclipse in parts of America.
The maximum duration is just 42 seconds, and the path width at maximum
is 27 kilometers.
3 Oct 2005 - Annular Solar Eclipse
A long-lasting annular eclipse will be visible from Spain and much of
Africa. The track begins in the Atlantic, crosses into Spain, and runs
south-east into Africa, terminating in the Indian Ocean. A partial
eclipse will be visible from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and
south-west Asia.
29 Mar 2006 - Total Solar Eclipse
A major eclipse, and the last reasonably easy chance for Europeans to
see a total eclipse of the Sun for many years, this will be a very
significant event. The track begins in eastern Brazil, and crosses the
Atlantic into western Africa. It runs north-east, crosses the eastern
Med, and runs north-east through Asia. It is visible as a partial
eclipse throughout Europe, though not spectacularly in Britain.
The maximum duration is 4 minutes 7 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 183 kilometers.
22 Sep 2006 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track runs east from central America into the Atlantic, then turns
south-east, and finishes south of Africa.
19 Mar 2007 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible over most of Asia.
11 Sep 2007 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible over southern South America, and parts
of Antarctica.
7 Feb 2008 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track is restricted to Antarctica and the extreme south Pacific.
1 Aug 2008 - Total Solar Eclipse
The track -- 237 km wide at maximum -- begins in north Canada, passes
near the North Pole, and into northern Russia. It then runs south-east
into China. It is visible as a partial eclipse in Britain, though will
not be dramatic.
The maximum duration is 2 minutes 27 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 237 kilometers.
26 Jan 2009 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track ran from south of Africa, north-east across the Indian Ocean
and into Australasia.
22 Jul 2009 - Total Solar Eclipse
The track starts in India, crosses China,
reaches greatest eclipse in the Pacific, and runs south-east before
tailing off over the ocean.
The maximum duration is 6 minutes 39 seconds, and the path width
at maximum is 258 kilometers.
15 Jan 2010 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track runs from central Africa, east and curving north across the
Indian Ocean into the south tip of India, and into China.
11 Jul 2010 - Total Solar Eclipse
The track starts north-east of New Zealand, crosses the Pacific, turns
south-east, and touches the southern end of Chile before finishing. A
partial eclipse is visible in eastern South America.
The maximum duration is 5 minutes 20 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 259 kilometers.
4 Jan 2011 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible in northern Africa, the Middle East,
most of Europe, and western Asia.
1 Jun 2011 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible in northern Canada and eastern Russia.
1 Jul 2011 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A tiny partial eclipse will be visible from a small patch of ocean near
Antarctica.
25 Nov 2011 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible over most of Antarctica, and barely
visible in the extreme south of Africa and Tasmania.
20 May 2012 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The path crosses from China and Japan, across the north Pacific, into
the western U.S.A.
The maximum duration is 5 minutes 46 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 237 kilometers.
13 Nov 2012 - Total Solar Eclipse
The path starts in northern Australia, and crosses the south Pacific,
ending off South America.
The maximum duration is 4 minutes 2 seconds, and the path width
at maximum is 179 kilometers.
10 May 2013 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The path crosses from northern Australia into the central Pacific.
The maximum duration is 6 minutes 3 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 173 kilometers.
3 Nov 2013 - Hybrid Solar Eclipse
The path starts in the Atlantic east of Florida, moves southward as it
travels east, and crosses central Africa.
The maximum duration is 1 minute 40 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 58 kilometers.
29 Apr 2014 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The eclipse is visible as annular only from a tiny area in Antarctica. A
partial eclipse will be seen over most of Australia.
23 Oct 2014 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible over most of the USA (not the eastern
side), western Canada, and Mexico.
20 Mar 2015 - Total Solar Eclipse
A total eclipse will be visible in the vicinity of the British Isles in
the morning; it will be visible from the Faroes, but not from the UK.
The path crosses between Scotland and Iceland, over the Faroe islands,
and into the Arctic. A 90% partial eclipse will be seen in north-west
Scotland.
13 Sep 2015 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible from southern Africa and parts of
Antarctica.
9 Mar 2016 - Total Solar Eclipse
The path crosses from the Indian Ocean into the Pacific, and finishes
off North America.
The maximum duration is 4 minutes 9 seconds, and the path width
at maximum is 155 kilometers.
1 Sep 2016 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track crosses central Africa southwards to Madagascar and into the
Indian Ocean.
The maximum duration is 3 minutes 6 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 100 kilometers.
26 Feb 2017 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track crosses southern South America, across the Atlantic, and ends
in southern Africa.
The maximum duration is 44 seconds, and the path width at maximum is 31
kilometers.
21 Aug 2017 - Total Solar Eclipse
The path starts in the Pacific, crosses right over the U.S.A., and ends
in the mid Atlantic off Africa. The eclipse will be visible as a
spectacular total eclipse to millions of people in Oregon, Idaho,
Wyoming, Nebraska, the north-east corner of Kansas, Missouri, southern
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, north-east Georgia, and the Carolinas.
The maximum duration is 2 minutes 40 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 115 kilometers.
15 Feb 2018 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible from most of Chile and Argentina, and
most of Antarctica.
13 Jul 2018 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible from a patch of ocean between
Australia and Antarctica; it will be barely visible from Tasmania and
the far south-east of Australia.
11 Aug 2018 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial eclipse will be visible from the Arctic, Greenland,
Scandinavia, and north and east Asia.
6 Jan 2019 - Partial Solar Eclipse
A small partial eclipse will be visible from north-east China, Japan,
and eastern Russia.
2 Jul 2019 - Total Solar Eclipse
The path crosses the south Pacific and ends over Chile and Argentina.
The maximum duration is 4 minutes 33 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 201 kilometers.
26 Dec 2019 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track crosses southern India.
The maximum duration is 3 minutes 39 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 118 kilometers.
21 Jun 2020 - Annular Solar Eclipse
The track crosses from mid Africa, across northern India and south-east
Asia, and into the Pacific.
The maximum duration is 0 minutes 38 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 21 kilometers.
14 Dec 2020 - Total Solar Eclipse
The path crosses from the Pacific to the Atlantic via Chile and
Argentina, and ends off southern Africa.
The maximum duration is 2 minutes 10 seconds, and the path width at
maximum is 90 kilometers.
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