Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, with a magnitude of 0.601. 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 eclipse was the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, 2011|January 4], July 1, 2011|July 1], and November 25, 2011|November 25].
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Northeast Asia, Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, northern Scandinavia, and Iceland.
Visibility
Animated pathEclipse 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 | 2011 June 01 at 19:26:25.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2011 June 01 at 21:03:42.9 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2011 June 01 at 21:17:18.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2011 June 01 at 21:23:06.3 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2011 June 01 at 23:08:03.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.60107 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.50014 |
| Gamma | 1.21300 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 04h37m53.4s |
| Sun Declination | +22°05'47.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'46.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 04h37m41.0s |
| Moon Declination | +23°13'19.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'13.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'52.1" |
| ΔT | 66.4 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| June 1 Descending node | June 15 Ascending node | July 1 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 118 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 130 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 156 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2011
- A partial solar eclipse on January 4.A partial solar eclipse on June 1.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 15.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 1.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 25.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 10.
Metonic
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [March 20, 2015]
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [July 13, 2018]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [April 30, 2022]
Solar Saros 118
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [June 12, 2029]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [June 21, 1982]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [May 11, 2040]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [April 1, 2098]