Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 explained

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, June 1, 2030,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9443. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 23 hours after apogee (on May 31, 2030, at 7:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

The annular eclipse will start in northern Africa and will cross the Eurasian continent, including Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Malta, Greece, northwestern Turkey, southeastern Bulgaria, southeastern Ukraine, Russia, northern Kazakhstan, northeastern China and northern Japan. It will also pass through a number of large cities such as Tripoli, Athens, Istanbul, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk and Sapporo. The greatest eclipse will be near the border of Tomsk and Novosibirsk oblasts, ~200 km west of Tomsk. A partial eclipse will be visible for much of North Africa, Europe, Asia, Alaska, and northern Canada.

Images


Animated path

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.[3]

June 1, 2030 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2030 June 01 at 03:35:53.3 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2030 June 01 at 04:48:25.8 UTC
First Central Line2030 June 01 at 04:51:16.8 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2030 June 01 at 04:54:09.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2030 June 01 at 06:22:30.7 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2030 June 01 at 06:29:12.9 UTC
Greatest Duration2030 June 01 at 06:29:55.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2030 June 01 at 06:31:58.0 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2030 June 01 at 08:04:14.9 UTC
Last Central Line2030 June 01 at 08:07:06.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2030 June 01 at 08:09:57.3 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2030 June 01 at 09:22:29.8 UTC
June 1, 2030 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.94426
Eclipse Obscuration0.89163
Gamma0.56265
Sun Right Ascension04h37m01.2s
Sun Declination+22°03'55.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'46.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension04h36m55.8s
Moon Declination+22°34'11.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'42.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°53'59.6"
ΔT74.0 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 2030

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 128

Inex

Triad

Inex series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 1, 2030 Annular Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 13 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England. timeanddate. 13 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2030 Jun 01. EclipseWise.com. 13 August 2024.