Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036
| Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036 | |
|---|---|
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.0825 |
| Magnitude | 0.8622 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71°06′N 47°00′E / 71.1°N 47°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:25:45 |
| References | |
| Saros | 155 (7 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9589 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur on August 21, 2036. 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.
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Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 2033-2036
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | March 30, 2033 Total |
125 | September 23, 2033 Partial | |||
| 130 | March 20, 2034 Total |
136 | September 12, 2034 Annular | |||
| 140 | March 9, 2035 Annular |
145 | September 2, 2035 Total | |||
| 150 | February 27, 2036 Partial |
155 | August 21, 2036 Partial | |||
| A partial solar eclipse on July 23, 2036 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set. | ||||||
Metonic series
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 20 eclipse events between June 10, 1964 and August 21, 2036.
| June 10–11 | March 27–29 | January 15–16 | November 3 | August 21–22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
 June 10, 1964 |
 March 28, 1968 |
 January 16, 1972 |
 November 3, 1975 |
 August 22, 1979 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
 June 11, 1983 |
 March 29, 1987 |
 January 15, 1991 |
 November 3, 1994 |
 August 22, 1998 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
 June 10, 2002 |
 March 29, 2006 |
 January 15, 2010 |
 November 3, 2013 |
 August 21, 2017 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
 June 10, 2021 |
 March 29, 2025 |
 January 14, 2029 |
 November 3, 2032 |
August 21, 2036 |
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