A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, February 5, 2000, with a magnitude of 0.5795. 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.
This was the first of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, with the others occurring on July 1, July 31, and December 25.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000(local times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Carlini Base 08:13:02 08:38:34 09:04:46 0:52 1.76% Palmer Station 08:06:07 08:40:44 09:16:30 1:10 5.05% Esperanza Base 08:12:25 08:41:32 09:11:29 0:59 2.61% Marambio Base 08:11:34 08:43:13 09:15:50 1:04 3.41% Rothera Research Station 08:03:59 08:44:35 09:26:36 1:23 9.05% San Martín Base 08:04:33 08:45:58 09:28:47 1:24 9.55% Belgrano II Base 08:21:14 09:14:55 10:09:18 1:48 20.40% Neumayer Station III 11:38:15 12:29:04 13:19:51 1:42 12.19% McMurdo Station 00:35:25 01:29:26 02:23:19 1:48 43.75% Zucchelli Station 00:38:18 01:31:23 02:24:16 1:46 44.70% Troll 11:42:41 12:37:03 13:30:51 1:48 16.13% Vostok Station 17:50:26 18:47:43 19:43:51 1:53 43.55% Concordia Station 19:52:44 20:48:24 21:43:01 1:50 45.96% Casey Station 20:11:42 21:06:01 21:46:45 (sunset) 1:35 45.01% Davis Station 19:13:34 20:11:21 21:06:45 1:53 38.40% Mawson Station 18:15:14 19:13:38 20:09:24 1:54 32.91% Port-aux-Français 18:00:24 18:49:28 19:35:41 1:35 21.87% Marion Island 16:17:40 16:51:56 17:24:31 1:07 3.73% Île de la Possession 18:13:57 18:56:42 19:36:55 1:23 9.96% Île Amsterdam 18:27:06 18:56:43 18:59:39 (sunset) 0:33 10.74%References:
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.
+February 5, 2000 solar eclipse times Event Time (UTC) First penumbral external contact 2000 February 05 at 10:56:47.8 UTC Equatorial conjunction 2000 February 05 at 12:20:54.0 UTC Greatest eclipse 2000 February 05 at 12:50:26.9 UTC Ecliptic conjunction 2000 February 05 at 13:04:20.3 UTC Last penumbral external contact 2000 February 05 at 14:44:14.8 UTC
+February 5, 2000 solar eclipse parameters Parameter Value Eclipse magnitude 0.57949 Eclipse obscuration 0.46882 Gamma −1.22325 Sun right ascension 21h13m55.0s Sun declination -16°02'00.9" Sun semi-diameter 16'13.3" Sun equatorial horizontal parallax 08.9" Moon right ascension 21h14m52.3s Moon declination -17°07'51.7" Moon semi-diameter 15'01.4" Moon equatorial horizontal parallax 0°55'08.1" ΔT 63.8 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 January–February 2000 January 21Ascending node (full moon) February 5Descending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 124 Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 150
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2000 A total lunar eclipse on January 21 A partial solar eclipse on February 5 A partial solar eclipse on July 1 A total lunar eclipse on July 16 A partial solar eclipse on July 31 A partial solar eclipse on December 25
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1991 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
Solar Saros 150 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1913 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2086
Solar eclipses of 1997–2000
Saros 150
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
References
External links http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot1951/SE2000Feb05P.GIF