Solar eclipse of June 1, 2076 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, June 1, 2076,[1] with a magnitude of 0.2897. 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.

This will be the second of four solar eclipses in 2076, with the others occurring on January 6, July 1, and November 26.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of southern South America and the Antarctic Peninsula.

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]

June 1, 2076 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2076 June 01 at 16:11:56.2 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2076 June 01 at 16:54:32.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2076 June 01 at 17:16:09.9 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2076 June 01 at 17:31:21.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2076 June 01 at 18:51:07.6 UTC
June 1, 2076 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.28972
Eclipse Obscuration0.17696
Gamma−1.38966
Sun Right Ascension04h42m27.8s
Sun Declination+22°14'01.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'46.3"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension04h43m42.6s
Moon Declination+20°58'42.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'11.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'45.9"
ΔT102.5 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2076

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 119

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 1, 2076 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 22 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2076 Jun 01. EclipseWise.com. 22 August 2024.