Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Wednesday, October 13 and Thursday, October 14, 2004, with a magnitude of 0.9282. 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Russia, Mongolia, northeastern China, Korea, Japan, Hawaii, and western Alaska.
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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 | 2004 October 14 at 00:55:42.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2004 October 14 at 02:01:31.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2004 October 14 at 02:49:19.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2004 October 14 at 03:00:23.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2004 October 14 at 05:05:22.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.92826 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.90617 |
| Gamma | 1.03481 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h18m00.5s |
| Sun Declination | -08°14'10.7" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'02.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 13h19m53.4s |
| Moon Declination | -07°20'43.5" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'55.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'26.4" |
| ΔT | 64.6 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.| October 14 Descending node | October 28 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 124 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 136 |
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Eclipses in 2004
- A partial solar eclipse on April 19.
- A total lunar eclipse on May 4.A partial solar eclipse on October 14.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 28.
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Tzolkinex
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Tritos
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Inex
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Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 1917
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 15, 2091