Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994


A total solar eclipse occurred on Thursday, November 3, 1994. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality was visible in Peru, northern Chile, Bolivia, northern Argentina, Paraguay including the northeastern part of its capital Asunción, Brazil and Gough Island of British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The Iguazu Falls, one of the largest waterfalls systems in the world, also lies in the path of totality. Totality lasted about 4.4 minutes, so it was a relatively long total solar eclipse. Occurring only 10 hours and 2 minutes before perigee, the moon's apparent diameter was too larger.

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More details about the Total Solar Eclipse of 1994 November 3.

Eclipse Magnitude: 1.05351
Eclipse Obscuration: 1.10989
Gamma: -0.35216
Greatest Eclipse: 1994 November 03 at 13:39:05.4 UTC
Location of Greatest Eclipse: 35º21'22" S, 34º13'21" W, South Atlantic Ocean, 1,586 km off the coast of Brazil
Duration of Totality: 4 minutes, 23.28 seconds
Sun Right Ascension: 14.57
Sun Declination: -15.1
Sun Diameter: 1934.8 arc-seconds
Moon Right Ascension: 14.56
Moon Declination: -15.4
Moon Diameter: 2006.0 arc-seconds
Saros Series: 133rd

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 1994

Saros 133

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