Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, February 16, 2083,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9433. 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 Hawaii and North 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]

February 16, 2083 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2083 February 16 at 15:53:58.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2083 February 16 at 18:06:36.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2083 February 16 at 18:17:55.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2083 February 16 at 19:02:03.3 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2083 February 16 at 20:18:57.9 UTC
February 16, 2083 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.94327
Eclipse Obscuration0.90394
Gamma1.01701
Sun Right Ascension22h01m38.8s
Sun Declination-12°04'40.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'11.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension21h59m56.3s
Moon Declination-11°12'50.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'28.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'47.2"
ΔT108.1 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 2083

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 151

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: February 16, 2083 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2083 Feb 16. EclipseWise.com. 23 August 2024.