Reki Yoko Heisei 25 (2013)

February 1st, 2012, announced by NAOJ

Glossary:Solar Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Transit of Planet

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Eclipses Heisei 25 (2013)

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

1. April 26th Partial Lunar Eclipse

In general, partial eclipse is visible from Kanto westard. The Moon sets during the eclipse at Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, eastern Chugoku and eastern Shikoku. 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 4^h51.8^m	324°	26^th 5^h07.5^m	315°	0.020	26^th 5^h23.4^m	305°
Fukuoka	26^th 4^h51.8^m	330°	26^th 5^h07.5^m	321°	0.020	26^th 5^h23.4^m	311°
Kyoto*	26^th 4^h51.8^m	330°	26^th 5^h07.5^m	321°	0.020	-	-
Tokyo*	26^th 4^h51.8^m	329°	-	-	-	-	-

* Kyoto: The Moon sets at 5^h11.7^m, with position angle = 318°, magnitude = 0.019.

* Tokyo: The Moon sets at 4^h54.2^m, with position angle = 328°, magnitude = 0.006.

2. May 10th Annular Solar Eclipse

Partial eclipse is visible from Minami Torishima.

3. November 3rd-4th Annular-Total Solar Eclipse

This phenomenon is not visible from Japan.