Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 22, 2058,[1] with a magnitude of 0.4141. 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, southern South Africa, and southern Madagascar.

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]

May 22, 2058 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2058 May 22 at 09:05:01.4 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2058 May 22 at 09:52:44.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2058 May 22 at 10:24:51.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2058 May 22 at 10:39:25.5 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2058 May 22 at 12:14:13.5 UTC
May 22, 2058 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.41409
Eclipse Obscuration0.29549
Gamma−1.31939
Sun Right Ascension03h58m00.8s
Sun Declination+20°28'40.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'48.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension03h59m32.2s
Moon Declination+19°18'44.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'09.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'36.1"
ΔT89.3 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 2058

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 119

Inex

Triad

Inex series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 22, 2058 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 17 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2058 May 22. EclipseWise.com. 17 August 2024.