Solar eclipse of October 24, 2079
| Solar eclipse of October 24, 2079 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | -0.9243 |
| Magnitude | 0.9484 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 219 sec (3 m 39 s) |
| Coordinates | 63°24′S 160°36′W / 63.4°S 160.6°W |
| Max. width of band | 495 km (308 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 18:11:21 |
| References | |
| Saros | 154 (10 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9686 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur on October 24, 2079. 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 2076-2079
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 | June 1, 2076 Partial |
124 | November 26, 2076 Partial |
| 129 | May 22, 2077 Total |
134 | November 15, 2077 Annular |
| 139 | May 11, 2078 Total |
144 | November 4, 2078 Annular |
| 149 | May 1, 2079 Total |
154 | October 24, 2079 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 |
References
External links
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
