Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, April 1, 2098,[1] with a magnitude of 0.7984. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Antarctica and southern and central South America.

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[2]

April 1, 2098 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2098 April 01 at 17:58:11.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2098 April 01 at 18:54:45.1 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2098 April 01 at 19:50:13.0 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2098 April 01 at 20:02:30.8 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2098 April 01 at 22:07:11.4 UTC
April 1, 2098 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.79844
Eclipse Obscuration0.73374
Gamma−1.10049
Sun Right Ascension00h46m32.1s
Sun Declination+04°59'38.4"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'00.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension00h48m30.7s
Moon Declination+04°05'18.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'21.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'20.9"
ΔT121.9 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2098

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 121

Inex

Triad

Metonic series

All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: April 1, 2098 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 25 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2098 Apr 01. EclipseWise.com. 25 August 2024.