Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019

Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
Partial eclipse
From Nakhodka, Russia
Map
Gamma1.1417
Magnitude0.7145
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates67°24′N 153°36′E / 67.4°N 153.6°E / 67.4; 153.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse1:42:38
References
Saros122 (58 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9550

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, January 5 and Sunday, January 6, 2019, with a magnitude of 0.7145. 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 in Northeast Asia and southwestern Alaska.