Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, March 19, 2007, with a magnitude of 0.8756. 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 partial eclipse was visible from India at sunrise, across Asia and the eastern part of European Russia, and ending near sunset over northern Alaska. The greatest eclipse was seen in the north of Perm Krai, Russia.
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 | 2007 March 19 at 00:39:26.5 UTC |
| Greatest eclipse | 2007 March 19 at 02:32:57.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic conjunction | 2007 March 19 at 02:43:39.1 UTC |
| Equatorial conjunction | 2007 March 19 at 03:34:11.6 UTC |
| Last penumbral external contact | 2007 March 19 at 04:26:02.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse magnitude | 0.87558 |
| Eclipse obscuration | 0.85148 |
| Gamma | 1.07277 |
| Sun right ascension | 23h53m04.0s |
| Sun declination | -00°45'04.8" |
| Sun semi-diameter | 16'04.0" |
| Sun equatorial horizontal parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon right ascension | 23h50m57.2s |
| Moon declination | +00°12'14.7" |
| Moon semi-diameter | 16'40.7" |
| Moon equatorial horizontal parallax | 1°01'12.5" |
| ΔT | 65.2 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.| March 3 Descending node | March 19 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 123 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 149 |
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Eclipses in 2007
- A total lunar eclipse on March 3A partial solar eclipse on March 19
- A total lunar eclipse on August 28
- A partial solar eclipse on September 11
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1998
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Solar Saros 149
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 18, 1920
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2094