Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053

Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma 0.314
Magnitude 1.0328
Maximum eclipse
Duration 184 sec (3 m 4 s)
Coordinates 21°30′N 41°42′E / 21.5°N 41.7°E
Max. width of band 116 km (72 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 9:34:09
References
Saros 145 (24 of 77)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9626

A total solar eclipse will occur on September 12, 2053. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.

Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 2051-2054

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.

120April 11, 2051

Partial
125October 4, 2051

Partial
130March 30, 2052

Total
135September 22, 2052

Annular
140March 20, 2053

Annular
145September 12, 2053

Total
150March 9, 2054

Partial
155September 2, 2054

Partial

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, 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
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

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