Solar eclipse of August 11, 2018

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, August 11, 2018, with a magnitude of 0.7368. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. The eclipse was visible in the north of North America, Greenland, Northern Europe, and northeastern Asia.

Visibility
The maximal phase of the partial eclipse was recorded in the East Siberian Sea, near Wrangel Island.

The eclipse was observed in Canada, Greenland, Scotland, most of the Nordic countries (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland), Estonia, Latvia, practically throughout Russia (except for places southwest of the line roughly passing through Pskov, Moscow and Penza, and the most eastern places of the Far East), in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and China. During sunset, the eclipse was observed in North and South Korea.



Eclipses of 2018

 * A total lunar eclipse on January 31.
 * A partial solar eclipse on February 15.
 * A partial solar eclipse on July 13.
 * A total lunar eclipse on July 27.
 * A partial solar eclipse on August 11.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 6, 2009
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029

Solar Saros 155

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 11, 1931
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2105