An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Monday, January 26, 2009. A solar eclipse occurs when the

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passes between Earth and the

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

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is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. It had a

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of 0.9282 and was visible from a narrow corridor beginning in the south Atlantic Ocean and sweeping eastward 900 km south of Africa, slowly curving northeast through the Indian Ocean. Its first landfall was in the

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followed by southern Sumatra and western

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. It continued somewhat more easterly across central

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, across the northwestern edge of

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, then ending just before

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

, Philippines. The duration of annularity at greatest eclipse lasted 7 minutes, 53.58 seconds, but at greatest duration lasted 7 minutes, 56.05 seconds. Occurring only 3.3 days after apogee (January 23, 2009), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.

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Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo met ...

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. File:Partial eclipse of the sun. (11383898323).jpg,

George, South Africa George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the Garden Route District Municipality. It is na ...

, 6:04 UTC File:Partial Eclipse - Bloemfontein, South Africa - 26 January 2009 (3228362236).jpg,

Bloemfontein, South Africa Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape Tow ...

, 6:18 UTC File:Eclipse from Cape Town (3227438185).jpg, Cape Town, South Africa, 6:30 UTC File:Eclipse - 26 01 2009 - Helpmekaar College, Braamfontein (3228354962).jpg, Helpmekaar Kollege, South Africa, 6:54 UTC File:Solar Eclipse 17 27 SGT (3228792172).jpg, Bukit Merah, Singapore, 9:27 UTC File:Grahan - the solar eclipse (3228629132).jpg, Chennai, India, 9:29 UTC File:Solar Eclipse 26 January 2009 @ South Jakarta, Indonesia (3227795765).jpg, Jakarta, Indonesia, 9:41 UTC File:DSCF2989 (3253425920).jpg,

Rajshahi, Bangladesh Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the Padm ...

, 9:43 UTC File:Solar Eclipse Pictures, January 26th, 2009 @ Observatorium Bosscha, Bandung (3230108766).jpg,

Bandung, Indonesia Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

, 9:48 UTC File:P1262740 (3228229543).jpg,

Subang Jaya, Malaysia Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 a ...

, 9:51 UTC File:Annular solar eclipse pky.png, Palangka Raya, Indonesia, 9:53 UTC File:Solar Eclipse on 26 January 2009 (3228425497).jpg,

Nugegoda Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo ...

, Sri Lanka, 9:58 UTC File:Partial Solar Eclipse - 26 Jan 2009 - Bangalore (3228910826).jpg,

Bangalore, India Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, 10:02 UTC File:Fwd Annular09 at Anyer Patra Hotel, Serang Indonesia (3239116480).jpg,

Serang Serang ( id, Kota Serang, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Baros). The city is located towards the nort ...

, Indonesia, 10:22 UTC

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2009

* An annular solar eclipse on January 26. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 9. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 7. * A total solar eclipse on July 22. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 6. * A partial lunar eclipse on December 31.

Tzolkinex

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001 An annular solar eclipse occurred on December 14, 2001. 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 t ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016 A total solar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on March 8–9, 2016. If viewed from east of the International Date Line (for instance from Hawaii), the eclipse took place on March 8th (Tuesday) (local time) and elsew ...

Half-Saros

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2000 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018

Tritos

* Preceded: Solar eclipse of February 26, 1998 * Followed:

Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019 An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of the orbit on Thursday, December 26, 2019. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the Sun for a viewer on Earth ...

Solar Saros 131

* Preceded: Solar eclipse of January 15, 1991 * Followed:

Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, February 6, 2027. 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 oc ...

Inex

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of February 16, 1980 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on February 16, 1980. 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. ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038 An annular solar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, January 5, 2038. 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 occur ...

Triad

* Preceded: Solar eclipse of March 28, 1922 * Followed: Solar eclipse of November 27, 2095

Solar eclipses 2008–2011

Saros 131

Metonic series

Notes

References

Annular Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jan 26, F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC
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Spaceweather.com eclipse gallery

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