Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
A partial solar eclipse occurred on December 25, 2000, also known as the “Christmas 2000”. 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. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. Christmas. This is the first Solar Eclipse on Christmas day 2000 since the annular solar eclipse of 1954. Images. Animated path Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000 A