Solar eclipse of December 4, 1983

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, December 4, 1983, with a magnitude of 0.9666. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible in Cape Verde, Annobón Island of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the People's Republic of Congo (today's Republic of Congo), Zaire (today's Democratic Republic of Congo), northern Uganda, southern Sudan (today's South Sudan), northwestern Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. The Sun's altitude was 66°. Occurring 6.5 days before apogee (Apogee on December 11, 1983), the Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter.

Eclipses in 1983

 * A total solar eclipse on June 11, 1983.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on June 25, 1983.
 * An annular solar eclipse on December 4, 1983.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 20, 1983.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1980
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 1987

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 1976
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 1991

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 29, 1974
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1973
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994

Solar Saros 132

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 1965
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 1954
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 1, 1897
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2070