| Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068 | |
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.797 |
| Magnitude | 1.011 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 1m 6s |
| Coordinates | 31S 123.2E |
| Max. width of band | 63 km |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 3:56:39 |
| References | |
| Saros | 148 (24 of 75) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9660 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on May 31, 2068. 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.
| 118 | July 3, 2065 Partial |
123 | December 27, 2065 Partial |
| 128 | June 22, 2066 Annular |
133 | December 17, 2066 Total |
| 138 | June 11, 2067 Annular |
143 | December 6, 2067 Hybrid |
| 148 | May 31, 2068 Total |
153 | November 24, 2068 Partial |
| 158 | May 20, 2069 Partial |
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 between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2087.
| May 31 – June 1 | March 20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
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| 118 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
June 1, 2011 |
March 20, 2015 |
January 6, 2019 |
October 25, 2022 |
August 12, 2026 |
| 128 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
June 1, 2030 |
March 20, 2034 |
January 5, 2038 |
October 25, 2041 |
August 12, 2045 |
| 138 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
May 31, 2049 |
March 20, 2053 |
January 5, 2057 |
October 24, 2060 |
August 12, 2064 |
| 148 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
May 31, 2068 |
March 19, 2072 |
January 6, 2076 |
October 24, 2079 |
August 13, 2083 |
| 157 | ||||
June 1, 2087 |
