Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004 | |
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Course of the penumbra on the earth's surface |
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classification | |
Type | Partially |
area | Antarctica , South Atlantic , South Africa |
Saros cycle | 119 (65 of 71) |
Gamma value | −1.1334 |
Greatest eclipse | |
place | Southern Ocean , south of Africa |
location | 61 ° 36 ′ S , 44 ° 18 ′ E |
time | April 19, 2004 13:34:04 UT |
size | 0.7357 |
The partial solar eclipse of April 19, 2004 was the first of two partial solar eclipses in 2004. It could be observed in southern Africa . In Madagascar, however, the sun was only touched by the black disc of the moon immediately before it set.