Solar Eclipses: 2011 - 2020
Fred Espenak

A concise summary of all solar eclipses from 2011 through 2020 is presented in the following table. The first column gives the calendar Date of the instant on greatest eclipse1. The second column lists the Eclipse Type which is either Total, Annular, Hybrid2 or Partial. The number of the Saros series which the eclipse belongs to is found in the third column. Eclipses in a given Saros series recur every 18 years 11 days. The Eclipse Magnitude3 (fourth column) gives the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured at the instant of greatest eclipse. For total and annular eclipses the Central Duration4 gives the length of the eclipse as seen from the central line at greatest eclipse. Finally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility5 provides a brief description of where each eclipse will be seen.

Several data fields in the summary table provide links to more information and graphics for every eclipse. Maps for each eclipse may be seen by clicking the eclipse's Date. This links to an orthographic projection map of Earth showing the region of visibility for that eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (cyan and magenta) covers the region of partial eclipse. The track of the umbral/antumbral shadow (blue/red) defines the path of total or annular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a gif of approximately 60 kilobytes.

Solar Eclipses: 2011 - 2020

Date Eclipse Type Saros Eclipse3 Magnitude Central4 Duration Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility5
2011 Jan 04 Partial 151 0.857 - Europe, Africa, c Asia
2011 Jun 01 Partial 118 0.601 - e Asia, n N. America, Iceland
2011 Jul 01 Partial 156 0.097 - s Indian Ocean
2011 Nov 25 Partial 123 0.905 - s Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania, N.Z.
2012 May 20 Annular 128 0.944 05m46s Asia, Pacific, N. America
[Annular: China, Japan, Pacific, w U.S.]
2012 Nov 13 Total 133 1.050 04m02s Australia, N.Z., s Pacific, s S. America
[Total: n Australia, s Pacific]
2013 May 10 Annular 138 0.954 06m03s Australia, N.Z., c Pacific
[Annular: n Australia, Solomon Is., c Pacific]
2013 Nov 03 Hybird 143 0.984 01m40s e Americas, s Europe, Africa
[Hybid: Atlantic, c Africa]
2014 Apr 29 Annular 148 0.984 00m00s s Indian, Australia, Antarctica
[Annular: Antarctica]
2014 Oct 23 Partial 153 0.811 - n Pacific, N. America
2015 Mar 20 Total 120 1.045 04m09s e Asia, Australia, Pacific
[Total: Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Pacific]
2016 Sep 01 Annular 135 0.974 03m06s Africa, Indian Ocean
[Annular: Atlantic, c Africa, Madagascar, Indian]
2017 Feb 26 Annular 140 0.992 00m44s s S. America, Atlantic, Africa, Antarctica
[Annular: Pacific, Chile, Argentina, Atlantic, Africa]
2017 Aug 21 Total 145 1.031 02m40s N. America, n S. America
[Total: n Pacific, U.S., s Atlantic]
2018 Feb 15 Partial 150 0.599 - Antarctica, s S. America
2018 Jul 13 Parital 117 0.337 - s Australia
2018 Aug 11 Partial 155 0.736 - n Europe, ne Asia
2019 Jan 06 Partial 122 0.715 - ne Asia, n Pacific
2019 Jul 02 Total 127 1.046 04m33s s Pacific, S. America
[Total: s Pacific, Chile, Argentina]
2019 Dec 26 Annular 132 0.970 03m39s Asia, Australia
[Annular: Saudi Arabia, India, Sumatra, Borneo]
2020 Jun 21 Annular 137 0.994 00m38s Africa, se Europe, Asia
[Annular: c Africa, s Asia, China, Pacific]
2020 Dec 14 Total 142 1.025 02m10s Pacific, s S. America, Antarctica
[Total: s Pacific, Chile, Argentina, s Atlantic]
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central

Footnotes
1Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the distance between the Moon's shadow axis and Earth's center reaches a minimum. 2Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path.

3Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon. For annular eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always less than 1. For total eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1. For both annular and total eclipses, the value listed is actually the ratio of diameters between the Moon and the Sun.

4Central Duration is the duration of a total or annular eclipse at Greatest Eclipse. Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.

5Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility is the portion of Earth's surface where a partial eclipse can be seen. The central path of a total or annular eclipse covers a much smaller region of Earth and is described in brackets [].


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