Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004

A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Wednesday, October 13 and Thursday, October 14, 2004, with a magnitude of 0.9282. 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. It was the 54th eclipse of the 124th Saros cycle, which began with a partial eclipse on March 6, 1049 and will conclude with a partial eclipse on May 11, 2347.

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Eclipses of 2004

 * A partial solar eclipse on April 19.
 * A total lunar eclipse on May 4.
 * A partial solar eclipse on October 14.
 * A total lunar eclipse on October 28.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 1995
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015

Solar Saros 124

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 1917
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 15, 2091