Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053
Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053 | |
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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.
120 | April 11, 2051 Partial |
125 | October 4, 2051 Partial |
130 | March 30, 2052 Total |
135 | September 22, 2052 Annular |
140 | March 20, 2053 Annular |
145 | September 12, 2053 Total |
150 | March 9, 2054 Partial |
155 | September 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 |
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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 |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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