Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071
| Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.262 |
| Magnitude | 1.0333 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 191 sec (3 m 11 s) |
| Coordinates | 14°12′N 76°42′W / 14.2°N 76.7°W |
| Max. width of band | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:20:28 |
| References | |
| Saros | 145 (25 of 77) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9668 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on September 23, 2071. 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 2069-2072
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 21, 2069 Partial |
125 | October 15, 2069 Partial |
| 130 | April 11, 2070 Total |
135 | October 4, 2070 Annular |
| 140 | March 31, 2071 Annular |
145 | September 23, 2071 Total |
| 150 | March 19, 2072 Partial |
155 | September 12, 2072 Total |
Saros series 145
This solar eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 145, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 77 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on January 4, 1639, and reached a first annular eclipse on June 6, 1891. It was a hybrid event on June 17, 1909, and total eclipses from June 29, 1927, through September 9, 2648. The series ends at member 77 as a partial eclipse on April 17, 3009. The longest eclipse will occur on June 25, 2522, with a maximum duration of totality of 7 minutes, 12 seconds. [1]
| Series members 16–26 occur between 1901 and 2100 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 17 | 18 |
 June 17, 1909 |
 June 29, 1927 |
 July 9, 1945 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 |
 July 20, 1963 |
 July 31, 1981 |
 August 11, 1999 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 |
 August 21, 2017 |
 September 2, 2035 |
 September 12, 2053 |
| 25 | 26 | |
September 23, 2071 |
 October 4, 2089 | |
Notes
- ↑ Espenak, Fred (September 26, 2009). "Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 145". NASA. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009.
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
