Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060
| Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | -0.2625 |
| Magnitude | 0.9277 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 486 sec (8 m 6 s) |
| Coordinates | 25°48′S 28°06′E / 25.8°S 28.1°E |
| Max. width of band | 281 km (175 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 9:24:10 |
| References | |
| Saros | 144 (19 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9643 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur on October 24, 2060. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 2059-2061
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.
| 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 |
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 21 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2087.
| May 31 – June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
