Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995
| Annular eclipse | |
| Gamma | −0.3382 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9497 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 397 s (6 min 37 s) |
| Coordinates | 4°48′S 79°24′W / 4.8°S 79.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 196 km (122 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:33:20 |
| References | |
| Saros | 138 (30 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9497 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, April 29, 1995, with a magnitude of 0.9497. 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. Occurring about 3.5 days before apogee (on May 3, 1995, at 1:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
Annularity was visible in Peru, southeastern Ecuador, southeastern Colombia and Brazil. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of South America, Mexico, Central America, Florida, the Caribbean, and West Africa.