The solar eclipse of January 6, 2019 was a partial

solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...

that was visible in East Asia and the North Pacific.

Visibility

The maximal phase (71%) of the partial eclipse was recorded in

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( Russia). The eclipse was observed in

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, the Russian Far East, North and South Korea, eastern

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, eastern Mongolia and northwest Alaska.

Gallery

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Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

, Japan, 01:00 UTC

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2019

* A partial solar eclipse on January 6. * A total lunar eclipse on January 21. * A total solar eclipse on July 2. * A partial lunar eclipse on July 16. * An annular solar eclipse on December 26.

Tzolkinex

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011 A partial solar eclipse occurred on 25 November, 2011. 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 ...

* Followed: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026

Half-Saros cycle

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028

Tritos

* Preceded: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008 * Followed: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029

Solar Saros 122

* Preceded: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000 * Followed: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037

Inex

* Preceded: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990 * Followed: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047

Triad

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932 An annular solar eclipse occurred on March 7, 1932. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the ...

* Followed: Solar eclipse of November 6, 2105

Solar eclipses of 2018–2021

Metonic series

References

External links

* http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2019Jan06P.GIF 2019 in science 2019 1 6 January 2019 events {{Solar-eclipse-stub