Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
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.
Visibility
The maximal phase of the partial eclipse was recorded in Sakha Republic.The eclipse was observed in Japan, the Russian Far East, North and South Korea, eastern China, eastern Mongolia and northwest Alaska.
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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2019 January 05 at 23:35:18.0 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2019 January 06 at 01:29:20.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2019 January 06 at 01:42:37.7 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2019 January 06 at 01:44:50.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2019 January 06 at 03:49:59.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.71455 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.62003 |
| Gamma | 1.14174 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 19h06m57.4s |
| Sun Declination | -22°32'36.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 19h06m53.0s |
| Moon Declination | -21°30'36.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'50.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'27.6" |
| ΔT | 69.4 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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.| January 6 Descending node | January 21 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 122 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 134 |
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 March 20, 2015
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Solar Saros 122
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 6, 2105