Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, with a magnitude of 0.8576. 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 after sunrise over most of Europe, northwestern and South Asia. It ended at sunset over eastern Asia. It was visible as a minor partial eclipse over northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula. The eclipse belonged to Saros 151 and was number 14 of 72 eclipses in the series.

Greatest eclipse occurred at 08:51 UTC in northern Sweden where the eclipse in the horizon had a magnitude of 0.858. At that time, the axis of the Moon's shadow passed a mere 510 km above Earth's surface.

This was the first of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on June 1, July 1, and November 25.

It also precedes the two total lunar eclipses occurring on June 15 and December 10.

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Eclipses of 2011

 * A partial solar eclipse on January 4.
 * A partial solar eclipse on June 1.
 * A total lunar eclipse on June 15.
 * A partial solar eclipse on July 1.
 * A partial solar eclipse on November 25.
 * A total lunar eclipse on December 10.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 2001
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2020

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021

Solar Saros 151

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1924
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2097