Solar eclipse of October 24, 2079 explained

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 24, 2079,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9484. 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 5.25 days before apogee (on October 29, 2079, at 23:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

The path of annularity will be visible from parts of New Zealand and Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Oceania, Antarctica, and southern South 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.[3]

October 24, 2079 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2079 October 24 at 15:46:43.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2079 October 24 at 17:23:08.2 UTC
First Central Line2079 October 24 at 17:27:57.3 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2079 October 24 at 17:33:17.9 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2079 October 24 at 18:11:21.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2079 October 24 at 18:17:56.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2079 October 24 at 18:21:55.5 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2079 October 24 at 18:48:49.3 UTC
Last Central Line2079 October 24 at 18:54:13.2 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2079 October 24 at 18:59:05.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2079 October 24 at 19:03:01.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2079 October 24 at 20:35:44.7 UTC
October 24, 2079 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.94843
Eclipse Obscuration0.89952
Gamma−0.92426
Sun Right Ascension13h57m22.1s
Sun Declination-11°59'23.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'04.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension13h55m50.0s
Moon Declination-12°45'30.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'09.9"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'39.3"
ΔT105.3 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2079

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 154

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 24, 2079 Annular Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 22 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England. timeanddate. 22 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2079 Oct 24. EclipseWise.com. 22 August 2024.