Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019
A total solar eclipse occurred at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, with an eclipse magnitude of 1.0459. Totality was visible from the southern Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand to the Coquimbo Region in Chile and Central Argentina at sunset, with the maximum of 4 minutes 33 seconds visible from the Pacific Ocean. The Moon was only 2.4 days before perigee (Perigee on July 5, 2019), making it fairly large.
| Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 | |
|---|---|
Totality viewed from La Serena, Chile | |
Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | −0.6466 |
| Magnitude | 1.0459 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 273 sec (4 m 33 s) |
| Coordinates | 17.4°S 109°W |
| Max. width of band | 201 km (125 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 19:24:08 |
| References | |
| Saros | 127 (58 of 82) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9551 |
Another solar eclipse occurred one lunar year after this eclipse, on June 21, 2020. A total solar eclipse crossed this region of the Earth on December 14, 2020.
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