Solar eclipse of December 6, 2086 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, December 6, 2086,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9271. 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 much of Asia.

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]

December 6, 2086 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2086 December 06 at 03:21:35.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2086 December 06 at 05:36:56.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2086 December 06 at 05:38:55.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2086 December 06 at 05:50:30.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2086 December 06 at 07:56:10.8 UTC
December 6, 2086 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.92711
Eclipse Obscuration0.86398
Gamma1.01940
Sun Right Ascension16h52m56.6s
Sun Declination-22°31'57.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'13.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension16h53m00.7s
Moon Declination-21°35'36.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'06.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'25.4"
ΔT111.4 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 2086

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 153

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 6, 2086 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 24 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2086 Dec 06. EclipseWise.com. 24 August 2024.