| Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.9578 |
| Magnitude | 1.0475 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 2m 37s |
| Coordinates | 64.5N 59.2E |
| Max. width of band | 559 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 2:56:49 |
| References | |
| Saros | 149 (23 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9644 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on April 20, 2061. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across the surface of the Earth, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible over a region thousands of kilometres wide.
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This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.
| 119 | May 22, 2058 Partial |
124 | November 16, 2058 Partial |
| 129 | May 11, 2059 Total |
134 | November 5, 2059 Annular |
| 139 | April 30, 2060 Total |
144 | October 24, 2060 Annular |
| 149 | April 20, 2061 Total |
154 | October 13, 2061 Annular |
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
This series has 21 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076.
| July 1-2 | April 19-20 | February 5-7 | November 24-25 | September 12-13 |
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| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
July 1, 2000 |
April 19, 2004 |
February 7, 2008 |
November 25, 2011 |
September 13, 2015 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
July 2, 2019 |
April 20, 2023 |
February 6, 2027 |
November 25, 2030 |
September 12, 2034 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
July 2, 2038 |
April 20, 2042 |
February 5, 2046 |
November 25, 2049 |
September 12, 2053 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
July 1, 2057 |
April 20, 2061 |
February 5, 2065 |
November 24, 2068 |
September 12, 2072 |
| 157 | ||||
July 1, 2076 |
