Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001
Introduction An annular solar eclipse occurred on December 14, 2001.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.It was visible across the Pacific Ocean, southern Costa Rica, northern Nicaragua and San Andrés Island, Colombia. The central shadow passed just south of Hawaii in early morning and ended over Central America near sunset.The moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter because the eclipse occurred 7.9 days after perigee (December 6, 2001 at 22:49 UTC) and 6.7 days before apogee (December 21, 2001 at 13:03 UTC).
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Related eclipses === Eclipses of 2001 ===* A total lunar eclipse on January 9. * A total solar eclipse on June 21. * A partial lunar eclipse on July 5. * An annular solar eclipse on December 14. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 30.=== Tzolkinex ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994* Followed: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2009=== Half-Saros ===* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 1992* Followed: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010=== Tritos ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of January 15, 1991* Followed: Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012=== Solar Saros 132 ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of December 4, 1983* Followed: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019=== Inex ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1973* Followed: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030=== Solar eclipses 2000–2003====== Saros 132 ====== Tritos series ===Series members between 1901 and 2100150pxSeptember 21, 1903(Saros 123)150pxAugust 21, 1914(Saros 124)150pxJuly 20, 1925(Saros 125)150pxJune 19, 1936(Saros 126)150pxMay 20, 1947(Saros 127)150pxApril 19, 1958(Saros 128)150pxMarch 18, 1969(Saros 129)150pxFebruary 16, 1980(Saros 130)150pxJanuary 15, 1991(Saros 131)150pxDecember 14, 2001(Saros 132)150pxNovember 13, 2012(Saros 133)150pxOctober 14, 2023(Saros 134)150pxSeptember 12, 2034(Saros 135)150pxAugust 12, 2045(Saros 136)150pxJuly 12, 2056(Saros 137)150pxJune 11, 2067(Saros 138)150pxMay 11, 2078(Saros 139)150pxApril 10, 2089(Saros 140)150pxMarch 10, 2100(Saros 141)=== Metonic cycle===
References * NASA Press release: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2001 December 14'''Photos:'''*  Photos of solar eclipse around the world* *  Partial Solar Eclipse from the USA*  SpaceWeather.com Dec 14, 2001, Solar Eclipse Gallery and