Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004

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Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
Course of the penumbra on the earth's surface
Course of the penumbra on the earth's surface
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 Coordinates: 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.

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