Partial Solar Eclipse 4th Jan 2011
A partial eclipse, which is nowhere total, can be seen at sunrise in south-east England, where with a favourable south-eastern horizon a Sun 75% covered by the Moon may be seen.
A partial solar eclipse will occur on January 4, 2011. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth’s view of the Sun. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the moon’s shadow misses the earth.
The eclipse will be visible over most of Europe, the Arabian peninsula, North Africa and Western Asia.
Sunrise in London, UK on the 4th January 2011 is 08:06 (GMT/UTC)
Times (GMT/UTC)
(P1) Partial begin 6:40:11
Greatest eclipse 8:51:42
(P4) Partial end 11:00:52
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