Solar eclipse of October 26, 2087 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, October 26, 2087,[1] with a magnitude of 0.4696. 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 southern South America and Antarctica.

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]

October 26, 2087 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2087 October 26 at 10:00:50.1 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2087 October 26 at 11:31:59.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2087 October 26 at 11:46:56.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2087 October 26 at 12:25:49.5 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2087 October 26 at 13:32:48.0 UTC
October 26, 2087 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.46962
Eclipse Obscuration0.34848
Gamma−1.28822
Sun Right Ascension14h04m17.3s
Sun Declination-12°36'18.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'05.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension14h03m06.4s
Moon Declination-13°43'47.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'46.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'12.8"
ΔT112.1 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 2087

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 125

Inex

Triad

Inex series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 26, 2087 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 24 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2087 Oct 26. EclipseWise.com. 24 August 2024.