Reki Yoko Heisei 22 (2010)

February 2nd, 2009, announced by NAOJ

Glossary:Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Transit of Planet

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Eclipses Heisei 22 (2010)

In this year, there are 2 Solar Eclipses and 3 Lunar Eclipses. Among those, 1 Solar Eclipse and 3 Lunar Eclipses are visible from Japan.

1. January 1st Partial Lunar Eclipse

In general, partial eclipse is visible from all over Japan. Local circumstances are as follows.

Place	Eclipse begins		Greatest eclipse			Eclipse ends
Place	JCST	P.A.	JCST	P.A.	Mag.	JCST	P.A.
Naha	1^st 3^h51.6^m	97°	1^st 4^h22.7^m	115°	0.082	1^st 4^h53.8^m	134°
Fukuoka	1^st 3^h51.6^m	107°	1^st 4^h22.7^m	125°	0.082	1^st 4^h53.8^m	143°
Kyoto	1^st 3^h51.6^m	109°	1^st 4^h22.7^m	127°	0.082	1^st 4^h53.8^m	146°
Tokyo	1^st 3^h51.6^m	111°	1^st 4^h22.7^m	129°	0.082	1^st 4^h53.8^m	147°
Sendai	1^st 3^h51.6^m	114°	1^st 4^h22.7^m	132°	0.082	1^st 4^h53.8^m	150°
Sapporo	1^st 3^h51.6^m	120°	1^st 4^h22.7^m	137°	0.082	1^st 4^h53.8^m	155°

2. January 15th Annular Solar Eclipse

In general, partial eclipse is visible from western Japan, though the Sun sets during the eclipse. Local circumstances are as follows.

Place	Eclipse begins		Greatest eclipse			Sunset
Place	JCST	P.A.	JCST	P.A.	Mag.	JCST	P.A.	Mag.
Naha	16^h48^m35^s	207°	17^h58^m30^s	271°	0.616	18^h00^m55^s	276°	0.615
Fukuoka	16^h45^m29^s	204°	-	-	-	17^h33^m16^s	217°	0.586
Kyoto	16^h47^m21^s	204°	-	-	-	17^h10^m57^s	207°	0.300
Tokyo	16^h48^m17^s	205°	-	-	-	16^h51^m38^s	205°	0.043

3. June 26th Partial Lunar Eclipse

In general, partial eclipse is visible from all over Japan. The Moon rises during the eclipse at Nansei Islands, Kyushu, Chugoku, part of Shikoku and part of Hokkaido. Local circumstances are as follows.

Place	Eclipse begins		Greatest eclipse			Eclipse ends
Place	JCST	P.A.	JCST	P.A.	Mag.	JCST	P.A.
Naha*	-	-	26^th 20^h38.5^m	44°	0.542	26^th 22^h00.3^m	346°
Fukuoka*	-	-	26^th 20^h38.5^m	37°	0.542	26^th 22^h00.3^m	339°
Kyoto	26^th 19^h16.5^m	88°	26^th 20^h38.5^m	33°	0.542	26^th 22^h00.3^m	334°
Tokyo	26^th 19^h16.5^m	86°	26^th 20^h38.5^m	30°	0.542	26^th 22^h00.3^m	331°
Sendai	26^th 19^h16.5^m	83°	26^th 20^h38.5^m	28°	0.542	26^th 22^h00.3^m	329°
Sapporo	26^th 19^h16.5^m	79°	26^th 20^h38.5^m	24°	0.542	26^th 22^h00.3^m	326°

* Naha: The Moon rises at 19^h18.5^m, with position angle = 98°, magnitude = 0.023.

* Fukuoka: The Moon rises at 19^h28.0^m, with position angle = 86°, magnitude = 0.125.

4. July 12th Total Solar Eclipse

This phenomenon is not visible from Japan.

5. December 21st Total Lunar Eclipse

In general, this eclipse is visible from all over Japan. The Moon rises during total eclipse at western Japan. In particular, the Moon rises after total eclipse ends around Ishigaki Island. Local circumstances are as follows.

Place	Moonrise			Total eclipse begins		Greatest eclipse			Total eclipse ends		Eclipse ends
Place	JCST	P.A.	Mag.	JCST	P.A.	JCST	P.A.	Mag.	JCST	P.A.	JCST	P.A.
Naha	21^st 17^h36.2^m	275°	1.179	-	-	-	-	-	21^st 17^h53.6^m	114°	21^st 19^h01.7^m	325°
Fukuoka	21^st 17^h08.0^m	224°	1.242	-	-	21^st 17^h17.0^m	239°	1.261	21^st 17^h53.6^m	108°	21^st 19^h01.7^m	318°
Kyoto	21^st 16^h39.2^m	189°	0.986	21^st 16^h40.4^m	10°	21^st 17^h17.0^m	240°	1.261	21^st 17^h53.6^m	109°	21^st 19^h01.7^m	318°
Tokyo	21^st 16^h22.9^m	179°	0.770	21^st 16^h40.4^m	11°	21^st 17^h17.0^m	240°	1.261	21^st 17^h53.6^m	109°	21^st 19^h01.7^m	318°
Sendai	21^st 16^h08.8^m	170°	0.565	21^st 16^h40.4^m	9°	21^st 17^h17.0^m	238°	1.261	21^st 17^h53.6^m	107°	21^st 19^h01.7^m	315°
Sapporo	21^st 15^h51.4^m	159°	0.300	21^st 16^h40.4^m	5°	21^st 17^h17.0^m	234°	1.261	21^st 17^h53.6^m	102°	21^st 19^h01.7^m	310°