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Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
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<p>A partial <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse/2XsCFG1a">solar eclipse</a> occurred at the Moon’s <a href="/facts/Lunar_node/Q3SstDoh">ascending node</a> of orbit on Saturday, July 1, 2000, with a <a href="/facts/Magnitude_of_eclipse/qAGeIA5l">magnitude</a> of 0.4768. A <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse/2XsCFG1a">solar eclipse</a> occurs when the <a href="/facts/Moon/zKHqEMPb">Moon</a> passes between <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a> and the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a>, 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. </p><p>This was the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2000, with the others occurring on <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse_of_February_5%2c_2000/AT1TzXFY">February 5</a>, <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse_of_July_31%2c_2000/lqaktTGr">July 31</a>, and <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse_of_December_25%2c_2000/r0Bqm1ga">December 25</a>. </p><p>A partial eclipse was visible for parts of extreme southern <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a> near sunset. </p>