Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011

21st-century partial solar eclipse

Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011

Partial from Poland

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Type of eclipse
Nature| Partial
Gamma| 1.0627
Magnitude| 0.8576
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates| 64°42′N 20°48′E﻿ / ﻿64.7°N 20.8°E﻿ / 64.7; 20.8
Times (UTC)
(P1) Partial begin| 6:40:11
Greatest eclipse| 8:51:42
(P4) Partial end| 11:00:52
References
Saros| 151 (14 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)| 9531

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 4, 2011,[1][2] with a magnitude of 0.8576. 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.

The eclipse was visible after sunrise over most of Europe, northwestern and South Asia. It ended at sunset over eastern Asia. It was visible as a minor partial eclipse over northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. The eclipse belonged to Saros 151 and was number 14 of 72 eclipses in the series.

Greatest eclipse occurred at 08:51 UTC in northern Sweden where the eclipse in the horizon had a magnitude of 0.858. At that time, the axis of the Moon's shadow passed a mere 510 km above Earth's surface.[3]

This was the first of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on June 1, 2011, July 1, 2011, and November 25, 2011.

It also precedes the two total lunar eclipses occurring on June 15, 2011 and December 10, 2011.

## Visibility[edit]

Animated path

## Photo gallery[edit]

* Slobozia, Romania at 7:52 UTC

* Almería, Spain at 8:03 UTC

* Avellino, Italy at 8:18 UTC

* Ebersberg, Germany at 8:32 UTC

* Composite image from Bernau am Chiemsee, Germany

* Vienna, Austria at 8:34 UTC

* Stockholm, Sweden at 8:36 UTC

* Marki, Poland at 8:38 UTC

* Progression from Katowice, Poland

* Petrov nad Desnou, Czech Republic at 8:41 UTC

* Bratislava, Slovakia at 8:43 UTC

* Tomsk, Russia at 8:44 UTC

* Video from Moscow, Russia

* Sana'a, Yemen at 8:47 UTC

* From Moscow, Russia at 9:02 UTC.

* Kirkcaldy, Scotland at 9:14 UTC

* Haarlem, Netherlands, 9:29 UTC

## Related eclipses[edit]

### Eclipses of 2011[edit]

* A partial solar eclipse on January 4.
* A partial solar eclipse on June 1.
* A total lunar eclipse on June 15.
* A partial solar eclipse on July 1.
* A partial solar eclipse on November 25.
* A total lunar eclipse on December 10.

It was preceded two weeks earlier by the total lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010.

### Metonic[edit]

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
* Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014

### Tzolkinex[edit]

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
* Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018

### Half-Saros[edit]

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 2001
* Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020

### Tritos[edit]

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
* Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021

### Solar Saros 151[edit]

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
* Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029

### Inex[edit]

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
* Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039

### Triad[edit]

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
* Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2097

### Solar eclipses of 2008–2011[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.[4]

Solar eclipse series sets from 2008 to 2011  Ascending node  |  | Descending node

|
|

Saros  | Map  | Gamma  | Saros  | Map  | Gamma
121

Partial from Christchurch, NZ  | 2008 February 07

Annular  | −0.95701  | 126

Novosibirsk, Russia | 2008 August 01

Total  | 0.83070
131

Palangka Raya, Indonesia  | 2009 January 26

Annular  | −0.28197  | 136

Kurigram, Bangladesh  | 2009 July 22

Total  | 0.06977
141

Bangui, Central African Republic | 2010 January 15

Annular  | 0.40016  | 146

Hao, French Polynesia | 2010 July 11

Total  | −0.67877
151

Partial from Vienna, Austria | 2011 January 04

Partial (north)  | 1.06265  | 156  | 2011 July 01

Partial (south)  | −1.49171

Partial solar eclipses on June 1, 2011, and November 25, 2011, occur on the next lunar year eclipse set.

### Saros 151[edit]

It is a part of Saros cycle 151, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 14, 1776. It contains annular eclipses from February 28, 2101, through April 23, 2191, a hybrid eclipse on May 5, 2209, and total eclipses from May 16, 2227, through July 6, 2912. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on October 1, 3056. The longest duration of totality will be 5 minutes, 41 seconds on May 22, 2840.

Series members 8-24 occur between 1901 and 2200:

8  | 9  | 10

October 31, 1902 |
November 10, 1920 |
November 21, 1938
11  | 12  | 13

December 2, 1956 |
December 13, 1974 |
December 24, 1992
14  | 15  | 16

January 4, 2011 |
January 14, 2029 |
January 26, 2047
17  | 18  | 19

February 5, 2065 |
February 16, 2083 |
February 28, 2101
20  | 21  | 22

March 11, 2119  |
March 21, 2137  |
April 2, 2155
23  | 24

April 12, 2173  |
April 23, 2191

### 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 ascending node.

22 eclipse events between January 5, 1935 and August 11, 2018

January 4-5  | October 23-24  | August 10-12  | May 30-31  | March 18-19
111  | 113  | 115  | 117  | 119

January 5, 1935 |  |
August 12, 1942 |
May 30, 1946 |
March 18, 1950
121  | 123  | 125  | 127  | 129

January 5, 1954 |
October 23, 1957 |
August 11, 1961 |
May 30, 1965 |
March 18, 1969
131  | 133  | 135  | 137  | 139

January 4, 1973 |
October 23, 1976 |
August 10, 1980 |
May 30, 1984 |
March 18, 1988
141  | 143  | 145  | 147  | 149

January 4, 1992 |
October 24, 1995 |
August 11, 1999 |
May 31, 2003 |
March 19, 2007
151  | 153  | 155

January 4, 2011 |
October 23, 2014 |
August 11, 2018 |  |

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Mideast, Europe catch partial eclipse". Sentinel Tribune. 2011-01-04. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-10-25 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Years's 1st partial eclipse is today". The Daily Oklahoman. 2011-01-04. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-10-25 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Eclipses during 2011 NASA
4. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

## References[edit]

*   * Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
* Besselian elements

* NASA Chart PDF

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solar eclipse of 2011 January 4.

* Live web-cast of the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2011 Jan 04 Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Bareket observatory, Israel
* Solar eclipse of 2011 January 4. Russia, Moscow. 4 Photos Archived 2019-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
* APOD 1/5/2011 [1], 1/6/2011 [2], 1/7/2011 [3]
* SpaceWeather.com Solar eclipse gallery On Jan. 4, 2011
* Solar Eclipse from spain

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