Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000

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Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000
Course of the penumbra on the earth's surface
Course of the penumbra on the earth's surface
classification
Type Partially
area Arctic , Siberia , Canada
Saros cycle 155 (5 of 71)
Gamma value +1.2167
Greatest eclipse
place Davis Strait , west of Greenland
location 69 ° 30 ′  N , 59 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 69 ° 30 ′  N , 59 ° 54 ′  W
time July 31, 2000 2:13:07   UT
size 0.6030

The partial solar eclipse of July 31, 2000 was the third of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, and the second in July of that year. The July 2000 was therefore the only calendar month with two solar eclipses in the 20th century . The west coast of the United States was the most densely populated area in which the darkness was observed; But already evening and the sun was there was about her downfall .

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