Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, January 6, 2019, with a magnitude of 0.7145. 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 East Asia and the North Pacific.

Visibility
The maximal phase (71%) of the partial eclipse was recorded in Sakha Republic (Russia).

The eclipse was observed in Japan, the Russian Far East, North and South Korea, eastern China, eastern Mongolia and northwest Alaska.

Eclipses of 2019

 * A partial solar eclipse on January 6.
 * A total lunar eclipse on January 21.
 * A total solar eclipse on July 2.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on July 16.
 * An annular solar eclipse on December 26.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029

Solar Saros 122

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1932
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 6, 2105