Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, July 1, 2000, with a magnitude of 0.4768. 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 second of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, with the others occurring on Solar [eclipse of February 5, 2000|February 5], July 31, and December 25.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of extreme southern South America near sunset.
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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 | 2000 July 1 at 18:08:10.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2000 July 1 at 19:20:59.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2000 July 1 at 19:31:09.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2000 July 1 at 19:33:33.8 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2000 July 1 at 20:58:57.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.47678 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.37185 |
| Gamma | −1.28214 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 06h44m34.3s |
| Sun Declination | +23°02'33.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'43.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.6" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 06h44m40.5s |
| Moon Declination | +21°44'04.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'43.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'21.5" |
| ΔT | 63.9 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| July 1 Ascending node | July 16 Descending node | July 31 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 117 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 129 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 155 |
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
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2009
Tritos
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
Solar Saros 117
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1913
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 2, 2087