A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, with a magnitude of 1.0459. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's and the apparent path of the Sun and Moon intersect, blocking all direct sunlight and turning daylight into darkness; the Sun appears to be black with a halo around it. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.4 days before perigee (on July 5, 2019, at 6:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Totality was visible from the southern Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand to the Pitcairn Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago and finally reaching the Coquimbo Region in Chile and central Argentina near sunset, with the maximum of 4 minutes 33 seconds visible from the Pacific Ocean. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Oceania, South America, and southern Central America. A total solar eclipse crossed a similar region of the Earth about a year and a half later on December 14, 2020.
Visibility
Following the North American solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, Astronomers Without Borders collected eclipse glasses for redistribution to Latin America and Asia for the 2019 eclipses.
Totality travelled over areas with low levels of humidity and light pollution, allowing for very good observations. Several major observatories experienced totality, including the European Southern Observatory.
Oeno Island The first land surface and the only Pacific island from which totality was visible is Oeno Island, an uninhabited atoll in the Pitcairn Islands.
Chile Totality was visible in a large portion of Coquimbo Region and small parts of Atacama Region. Cities in the path included La Serena and La Higuera. 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 San Juan, La Rioja, San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and Buenos Aires. Cities in the path included San Juan and Río Cuarto. The path of totality finished at the Samborombon Bay, where the eclipsed sunset was observed from San Clemente del Tuyu.
Eclipse timing Places experiencing total eclipse Solar Eclipse of July 2, 2019(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseStart of total eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of total eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of totality (min:s)Duration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum magnitude La Serena 15:22:26 16:38:08 16:39:15 16:40:23 17:46:32 2:15 2:24 1.0094 San Juan 16:25:51 17:40:21 17:40:29 17:40:37 18:42:09 (sunset) 0:16 2:16 1.0004 Bella Vista 16:25:26 17:39:28 17:40:43 17:41:58 18:46:50 2:30 2:22 1.0179 San José de Jáchal 16:26:21 17:40:20 17:41:18 17:42:16 18:46:03 (sunset) 1:56 2:20 1.0072 Bragado 16:33:40 17:42:16 17:42:50 17:43:24 18:01:09 (sunset) 1:08 1:27 1.0028 Junín 16:33:36 17:42:04 17:43:04 17:44:04 18:04:19 (sunset) 2:00 1:31 1.0105References:
Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of July 2, 2019(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Fakaofo 06:41:18 (sunrise) 06:47:46 07:11:43 0:30 2.95% Pago Pago 06:47:59 (sunrise) 06:50:20 07:27:06 0:39 13.52% Rarotonga 07:17:16 (sunrise) 07:52:06 08:53:09 1:36 49.22% Apia 06:51:27 (sunrise) 06:54:54 07:24:37 0:33 10.70% Alofi 06:53:39 (sunrise) 06:56:04 07:37:30 0:44 26.60% Papeete 06:56:47 07:57:49 09:07:21 2:11 53.20% Gambier Islands 08:01:39 09:17:27 10:45:06 2:43 96.22% Nuku'alofa 07:18:47 (sunrise) 07:21:14 07:35:52 0:17 8.85% Adamstown 09:07:20 10:26:55 11:58:02 2:51 97.73% Clipperton Island 10:25:50 11:24:31 12:23:06 1:57 11.13% Stanley 16:21:17 16:47:56 16:52:15 (sunset) 0:31 24.89% Galápagos Islands 12:57:00 14:15:36 15:25:07 2:28 34.22% Managua 14:03:26 14:16:01 14:28:21 0:25 0.14% Rio de Janeiro 17:03:45 17:16:17 17:19:19 (sunset) 0:16 8.36% San José 13:53:24 14:21:10 14:47:38 0:54 1.55% São Paulo 17:00:05 17:28:21 17:31:56 (sunset) 0:32 26.10% Porto Alegre 16:47:53 17:33:42 17:36:26 (sunset) 0:49 58.48% Quito 14:36:13 15:35:08 16:27:46 1:52 18.53% Santiago 15:21:24 16:36:59 17:43:40 2:25 92.17% Bogotá 15:06:57 15:38:50 16:08:45 1:02 3.18% Lima 14:22:34 15:39:22 16:45:44 2:23 53.83% Montevideo 16:38:15 17:41:34 17:44:29 (sunset) 1:06 94.51% Buenos Aires 16:36:22 17:44:19 17:54:01 (sunset) 1:18 99.73% Leticia 14:53:04 15:46:40 16:34:50 1:42 18.67% La Paz 15:38:57 16:48:28 17:49:19 2:10 54.69% Uruguaiana 16:42:23 17:48:48 18:00:28 (sunset) 1:18 82.54% Brasília 17:11:24 17:49:22 17:51:47 (sunset) 0:40 21.80% Sucre 15:41:42 16:50:01 17:50:04 2:08 58.71% Asunción 15:46:26 16:51:26 17:12:25 (sunset) 1:26 68.09% Foz do Iguaçu 16:49:43 17:52:21 17:59:40 (sunset) 1:10 64.29%References:
Gallery
Eclipse details Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+July 2, 2019 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2019 July 2 at 16:56:22.9 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2019 July 2 at 18:02:19.5 UTC First Central Line 2019 July 2 at 18:03:29.5 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2019 July 2 at 18:04:39.8 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2019 July 2 at 19:17:21.9 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2019 July 2 at 19:22:51.0 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2019 July 2 at 19:24:07.5 UTC Greatest Duration 2019 July 2 at 19:25:18.8 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2019 July 2 at 20:43:33.5 UTC Last Central Line 2019 July 2 at 20:44:46.0 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2019 July 2 at 20:45:58.2 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2019 July 2 at 21:51:48.1 UTC
+July 2, 2019 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.04593 Eclipse Obscuration 1.09398 Gamma −0.64656 Sun Right Ascension 06h46m14.8s Sun Declination +23°00'36.4" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'43.8" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.6" Moon Right Ascension 06h46m17.9s Moon Declination +22°22'09.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'14.9" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'37.8" ΔT 69.6 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of July 2019 July 2Ascending node (new moon) July 16Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 127 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 139
Related eclipses Eclipses in 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.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030
Solar Saros 127 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2001 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1990 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1932 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 3, 2106
Solar eclipses of 2018–2021
Saros 127
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
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.