Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 2008
- Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 2008
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Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 2008
Jan. 3 Perihelion, approx. 0:001
July 4 Aphelion, approx. 8:001
Equinoxes and Solstices, 2008
March 20 Vernal equinox, 05:481
June 20 Summer solstice, 23:591
Sept. 22 Autumnal equinox, 15:441
Dec. 21 Winter solstice, 12:041
Eclipses, 2008
Feb. 7 Sun, annular (begins 1:381), visible along a path beginning in West Antarctica and extending into the far southern Pacific Ocean; with a partial phase visible in most of Antarctica, southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Feb.
21 Moon,
total (
begins 0:351),
the beginning visible western Asia,
Europe,
Africa,
the Atlantic Ocean,
South America,
and eastern North America;
the end visible in western Africa,
western Europe,
the Atlantic Ocean,
South America,
North America,
and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Aug.
1 Sun,
total (
begins 8:041),
visible along a path beginning in northern Canada and extending through northern Greenland,
the Arctic Ocean,
central Russia,
and northern China;
with a partial phase visible in northeastern North America,
Greenland,
the far northern Atlantic Ocean,
the Arctic Ocean,
northern Europe,
and most of Asia.
Aug.
16 Moon,
partial (
begins 18:231),
the beginning visible in the far western Pacific Ocean,
Australia,
most of Asia,
eastern Europe,
the Indian Ocean,
and Africa (
except the western part);
the end visible in western Asia,
Africa,
Europe,
the Atlantic Ocean,
and South America.
● 1Universal time.
● Source: Source: The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2008 (
2006).
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