Celestial calendar - Eclipses of the Sun

Celestial calendar

Eclipses of Sun in 1999:

Annular eclipse of Sun, February 16

Areas of visibility:
S. Atlantic Ocean, S. of Africa, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Malaysia, S. of Philippines, Antarctica, Australasia.
The eclipse does not visible in Ukraine.
Eclipse begins at 3^h 51.9^m
and ends at 9^h 15.1^m.

Total eclipse of Sun, August 11

Areas of visibility:
N.E. USA, E. Canada, N. Atlantic Ocean, Europe (including British Isles), N. Africa, Asia except E. part, N. Indian Ocean.

Phenomenon Time Latitude Longitude

Eclipse begins 8^h 26.2^m +30^o 20' 44^o 29'W

Central eclipse begins 9^h 30.3^m +41^o 02' 65^o 05'W

Central eclipse at local apparent noon 10^h 51.2^m +46^o 47' 18^o 31'E

Central eclipse ends 12^h 35.9^m +17^o 33' 87^o 17'E

Eclipse ends 13^h 40.1^m +6^o 38' 68^o 07'E

The eclipse is visible in Ukraine as partial.
For Kyiv - eclipse begins at 9^h 47^m 33^s UT,
middle of eclipse at 11^h 07^m 06^s UT
and ends at 12^h 23^m 16^s UT.

Path of Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 August 11

Glossary

Eclipse, solar:
an eclipse in which the Earth passes through the shadow cast by the Moon. It may be total (observer in the Moon's umbra), partial (observer in the Moon's penumbra), or annular.

Eclipse, annular:
a solar eclipse in which the solar disk is never completely covered but is seen as an annulus or ring at maximum eclipse. An annular eclipse occurs when the apparent disk of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun.

Umbra:
the portion of a shadow cone in which none of the light from an extended light source can be observed.

Penumbra:
the portion of a shadow in which light from an extended source is partially but not completely cut off by an intervening body; the area of partial shadow surrounding the umbra.

Note: All the times in this page are expressed in universal time (UT).
For Kyiv Local_Time=UT+2^h (and Local_Time=UT+3^h for summer time).