Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
Introduction A partial solar eclipse occurred on May 19–20, 1985.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 visible near sunrise on May 20 over Japan and northeast Russia, and ending at sunset on May 19 over north Canada and Greenland. May 19 is the 139th (140th in leap years) day of the year in Gregorian Calendar. There are 226 days remaining until the end of the year.
Related eclipses === Eclipses of 1985 ===* A total lunar eclipse on May 4. * A partial solar eclipse on May 19. * A total lunar eclipse on October 28. * A total solar eclipse on November 12.=== Solar eclipses of 1982–1985====== Metonic series===
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