A total

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 ...

occurred at the

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of the Moon's orbit on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, with an eclipse magnitude of 1.0459. Totality was visible from the southern

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

east of

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

to the

Coquimbo Region The Coquimbo Region ( es, Región de Coquimbo, ) is one of Chile's 16 regions (first order administrative divisions). It is bordered by Atacama to the north, Valparaíso to the south, Argentina to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

and Central

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

at sunset, with the maximum of 4 minutes 33 seconds visible from the Pacific Ocean. The Moon was only 2.4 days before perigee (Perigee on July 5, 2019), making it fairly large. Another solar eclipse occurred one lunar year after this eclipse, on June 21, 2020. A total solar eclipse crossed this region of the Earth on December 14, 2020.

Images

Visibility

occurs when the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

passes between

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

and the

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, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's

apparent diameter The angular diameter, angular size, apparent diameter, or apparent size is an angular distance describing how large a sphere or circle appears from a given point of view. In the vision sciences, it is called the visual angle, and in optics, it is ...

is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Following the

North American North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Ca ...

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collected eclipse glasses for redistribution to Latin America and Asia for the 2019 eclipses. Totality travelled over areas with low levels of humidity and

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, allowing for very good observations. Several major observatories experienced totality, including the

European Southern Observatory The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 mem ...

Oeno Island

The first land surface and the only Pacific island from which totality was visible is

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, an uninhabited atoll in the

Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isl ...

Chile

Totality was visible in a large portion of

and small parts of Atacama Region. Cities in the path included La Serena and

La Higuera La Higuera (; ) is a small village in Bolivia located in the Province of Vallegrande, in the Department of Santa Cruz. It is situated in the La Higuera Canton (civil parish) belonging to the Pucará Municipality. Geography The village is si ...

. Approximately 300,000 people visited La Serena to view the event. Tickets to view the eclipse from the European Southern Observatory were sold for US$2000 each.

Argentina

Totality was visible in the provinces of

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La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

, San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

. Cities in the path included

and Río Cuarto. The path of totality finished at the Samborombon Bay, where the eclipsed sunset was observed from San Clemente del Tuyu.

Gallery

Secuencia eclipse (48183876321).jpg, Eclipse progression from Huechuraba, Chile File:Total solar eclipse, La Silla Observatory, 2019.jpg, Totality over

La Silla Observatory La Silla Observatory is an astronomy, astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Several other telescopes are located at the site and are partly maintained by ESO. The obse ...

, Chile File:Eclipse parcial de sol julio 2 de 2019 - Temuco, Chile. (48182824772).jpg, Partial from

Temuco, Chile Temuco () is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago. The city grew out from a fort of the same name established in 1881 during Chile's invasion ...

, 19:42 UTC File:Eclipse Solar Total del 02.07.2019 - RN N°2 - Km. 140 - Prov. Buenos Aires (Argentina).jpg, Partial from

Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, 20:10 UTC File:Total solar eclipse 2019 at La Silla Observatory.jpg, Totality as seen from

, 20:39 UTC File:Solar Eclipse (48185068557).jpg, From Ñuñoa, Chile, 20:41 UTC, near greatest eclipse File:Solar Eclipse 2019 (Alejo Ledesma, Cordoba) (48199449761).jpg, Time-lapse image from

Marcos Juárez Marcos Juárez is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 24,226 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Marcos Juárez Department. It is located 267 km southeast from the provincial capital Córdoba, on National Rou ...

, Argentina File:Total Solar eclipse, July 2, 2019, Chile (La Silla Observatory) (processed).jpg,

Solar corona A corona ( coronas or coronae) is the outermost layer of a star's atmosphere. It consists of plasma. The Sun's corona lies above the chromosphere and extends millions of kilometres into outer space. It is most easily seen during a total solar e ...

, observed in ESO's

File:Eso1912p.jpg, The total solar eclipse diamond ring from

ESO The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is an intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 member states for ground-based ast ...

's La Silla Observatory on 2 July 2019 at the moment when most of its face is occulted by the moon. Image was taken b
Mahdi Zamani
by the NTT telescope viewpoint.

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 May 20, 2012 The solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 (May 21, 2012 local time in the Eastern Hemisphere) was an annular solar eclipse that was visible in a band spanning through Eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and North America. As a partial solar eclipse, it was ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 2 days past perigee (Perigee on Monday, August 10, 2026), in North America and Europe. The total eclipse will pass over the Arctic, Greenlan ...

Half-Saros cycle

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028

Tritos

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on August 1, 2008. 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 t ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, June 1, 2030. 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 ...

Solar Saros 127

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of June 21, 2001 A total solar eclipse took place on June 20 2001 with a magnitude of 1.0495. It was the first solar eclipse of the 21st century. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image o ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037 A total solar eclipse will occur on July 13, 2037. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's ...

Inex

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of July 22, 1990 A total solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 1990. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's ap ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Thursday, June 11, 2048 with a magnitude of 0.9441. 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 ...

Triad

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of August 31, 1932 A total solar eclipse occurred on August 31, 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. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's ...

* Followed: Solar eclipse of May 3, 2106

Solar eclipses of 2018–2021

Saros 127

Inex series

In the 19th century: * Solar Saros 120: Total Solar Eclipse of 1816 Nov 19 * Solar Saros 121: Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1845 Oct 30 * Solar Saros 122: Annular Solar Eclipse of 1874 Oct 10 In the 22nd century: * Solar Saros 130: Total Solar Eclipse of 2106 May 3 * Solar Saros 131: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2135 Apr 13 * Solar Saros 132: Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2164 Mar 23 * Solar Saros 133: Total Solar Eclipse of 2193 Mar 03

Metonic series

References

Additional sources

External links

solar-eclipse.de: ''The total solar eclipse of 07/02/2019''

eclipseportal.com: ''Total Solar Eclipse July, 02, 2019''

''JulyEclipse.com''
has free educational materials aimed at teaching children about the July 2019 Solar Eclipse. They are available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. {{Solar eclipses 2019 07 02 2019 07 02 2019 in science 2019 in New Zealand 2019 in the Pitcairn Islands 2019 in Chile 2019 in Argentina July 2019 events July 2019 events in Oceania July 2019 events in South America