2004 Eclipses

There will be four eclipses in 2004, two of the Sun and two of the Moon. Solar eclipses are visible only in certain areas and require eye protection to be viewed safely. Lunar eclipses are technically visible from the entire night side of Earth, but during a penumbral eclipse, the dimming of the Moon's illumination is slight.

1. Partial eclipse of the Sun, April 19. This eclipse will not be visible in the United States or Canada.

2. Total eclipse of the Moon, May 4. This eclipse will not be visible from most of the United States or Canada.

3. Partial eclipse of the Sun, October 13. Visible from Alaska and Hawaii. In both Alaska and Hawaii, the eclipse will begin about 6:00 p.m. local time and end about sunset.

4. Total eclipse of the Moon, October 27-28. The beginning of the umbral phase will be visible in North America except in the extreme Northwest. The end of the eclipse will be visible throughout North America. The Moon enters penumbra at 8:06 p.m. EDT (5:06 p.m. PDT) and enters umbra at 9:14 p.m. EDT (6:14 p.m. PDT). The Moon enters totality at 10:23 p.m. EDT (7:23 p.m. PDT) and leaves totality at 11:45 p.m. EDT (8:45 p.m. PDT). Finally, the Moon leaves umbra at 12:54 a.m. EDT (9:54 p.m. PDT) and leaves penumbra at 2:03 a.m. EDT (11:03 p.m. PDT).

For full eclipse information visit: http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/eclipses.php