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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, April 29, 1995,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] with a magnitude of 0.9497. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 3.5 days before apogee (on May 3, 1995, at 1:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[9]
Annularity was visible in Peru, southeastern Ecuador, southeastern Colombia and Brazil. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of South America, Mexico, Central America, Florida, the Caribbean, and West Africa.
Observations
A team of NASA's Johnson Space Center observed the annular eclipse near Puinahua District in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The weather was clear and the observations were successful.[10]
Eclipse timing
Places experiencing annular eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Start of annular eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of annular eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of annularity (min:s) | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piura | 10:26:48 | 12:24:07 | 12:27:17 | 12:30:27 | 14:31:56 | 6:20 | 4:05 | 90.34% | |
| Loja | 10:32:09 | 12:32:19 | 12:34:20 | 12:36:21 | 14:37:40 | 4:02 | 4:06 | 90.35% | |
| São Gabriel da Cachoeira | 12:16:26 | 14:21:41 | 14:22:22 | 14:23:03 | 16:09:12 | 1:22 | 3:53 | 90.03% | |
| Belém | 14:22:07 | 16:03:15 | 16:05:55 | 16:08:35 | 17:28:45 | 5:20 | 3:07 | 89.02% | |
| São Luís | 14:33:22 | 16:09:07 | 16:11:15 | 16:13:24 | 17:30:04 | 4:17 | 2:57 | 88.77% | |
| Parnaíba | 14:39:34 | 16:11:48 | 16:14:01 | 16:16:15 | 17:30:35 | 4:27 | 2:51 | 88.62% | |
| Sobral | 14:42:28 | 16:14:28 | 16:15:07 | 16:15:49 | 17:30:32 | 1:21 | 2:48 | 88.54% | |
| Fortaleza | 14:46:28 | 16:14:54 | 16:16:49 | 16:18:43 | 17:30:45 | 3:49 | 2:45 | 88.44% | |
| Fernando de Noronha | 15:57:40 | 17:18:52 | 17:20:58 | 17:23:04 | 18:06:30 (sunset) | 4:12 | 2:09 | 88.11% | |
| References: [1] | |||||||||
Places experiencing partial eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambier Islands | 06:18:43 (sunrise) | 06:40:07 | 07:53:30 | 1:35 | 66.21% | ||||
| Adamstown | 06:31:40 (sunrise) | 07:11:45 | 08:29:52 | 1:58 | 77.69% | ||||
| Easter Island | 08:37:23 | 09:58:02 | 11:33:42 | 2:56 | 76.71% | ||||
| Lima | 10:30:15 | 12:29:55 | 14:30:29 | 4:00 | 69.21% | ||||
| Managua | 09:59:06 | 11:36:09 | 13:16:14 | 3:17 | 31.57% | ||||
| San José | 09:54:41 | 11:39:29 | 13:26:12 | 3:32 | 40.97% | ||||
| Quito | 10:40:21 | 12:42:42 | 14:43:15 | 4:03 | 81.06% | ||||
| Panama City | 11:00:32 | 12:52:30 | 14:41:16 | 3:41 | 49.80% | ||||
| La Paz | 12:01:26 | 13:57:27 | 15:41:59 | 3:41 | 47.53% | ||||
| Bogotá | 11:02:38 | 13:04:40 | 14:56:31 | 3:54 | 70.26% | ||||
| Oranjestad | 12:35:12 | 14:24:28 | 16:00:49 | 3:26 | 46.45% | ||||
| Willemstad | 12:37:07 | 14:27:11 | 16:03:18 | 3:26 | 48.41% | ||||
| Santo Domingo | 12:55:14 | 14:28:06 | 15:51:24 | 2:56 | 27.69% | ||||
| Kralendijk | 12:39:09 | 14:28:59 | 16:04:25 | 3:25 | 48.56% | ||||
| Caracas | 12:38:52 | 14:31:40 | 16:08:17 | 3:29 | 54.73% | ||||
| San Juan | 13:04:56 | 14:37:02 | 15:57:59 | 2:53 | 28.95% | ||||
| Manaus | 12:39:40 | 14:40:28 | 16:17:47 | 3:38 | 85.11% | ||||
| St. George's | 12:58:55 | 14:45:03 | 16:13:56 | 3:15 | 50.48% | ||||
| Port of Spain | 12:56:24 | 14:45:07 | 16:15:35 | 3:19 | 55.31% | ||||
| Basse-Terre | 13:09:19 | 14:46:04 | 16:08:34 | 2:59 | 37.35% | ||||
| Kingstown | 13:03:16 | 14:46:32 | 16:13:16 | 3:10 | 46.76% | ||||
| Roseau | 13:08:23 | 14:46:40 | 16:10:06 | 3:02 | 39.63% | ||||
| Fort-de-France | 13:07:27 | 14:47:11 | 16:11:30 | 3:04 | 41.92% | ||||
| Castries | 13:06:09 | 14:47:14 | 16:12:25 | 3:06 | 43.90% | ||||
| Bridgetown | 13:08:05 | 14:49:56 | 16:15:04 | 3:07 | 46.94% | ||||
| Georgetown | 12:59:52 | 14:51:12 | 16:21:37 | 3:22 | 68.65% | ||||
| Rio de Janeiro | 14:33:36 | 15:54:10 | 17:02:08 | 2:29 | 30.47% | ||||
| Brasília | 14:19:22 | 15:55:21 | 17:13:31 | 2:54 | 47.48% | ||||
| Paramaribo | 14:08:24 | 15:57:02 | 17:24:37 | 3:16 | 71.60% | ||||
| Cayenne | 14:16:27 | 16:02:00 | 17:26:52 | 3:10 | 73.83% | ||||
| References: [1] | |||||||||
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) 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.
| April 15 Ascending node (full moon) | April 29 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1995
- A partial lunar eclipse on April 15.
- An annular solar eclipse on April 29.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8.
- A total solar eclipse on October 24.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1986
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 2004
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1984
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006
Solar Saros 138
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1977
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 1966
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 28, 1908
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2082
References
- ^ "April 29, 1995 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Hoy, eclipse solar parcial". La Prensa. 1995-04-29. p. 44. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eclipse anular de sol causa entusiasmo y advertencias en Perú". El Nuevo Herald. 1995-04-29. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AstroData". The Morning Call. 1995-04-29. p. 86. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNH has another alternative paper". The Boston Globe. 1995-04-30. p. 303. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Partial eclipse is seen at Deltona observatory". The Orlando Sentinel. 1995-04-30. p. 283. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Annular eclipse in the limelight". Detroit Free Press. 1995-04-30. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peruvians see unusual eclipse". The Boston Globe. 1995-04-30. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-10-18. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Paul D. Maley. "Ring Eclipse in the Amazon Rainforest". Eclipse Tours. Archived 18 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
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