Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036

Summary

A partial solar eclipse will occur on Wednesday, July 23, 2036. 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.

Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.425
Magnitude0.1991
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates68°54′S 3°36′E / 68.9°S 3.6°E / -68.9; 3.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse10:32:06
References
Saros117 (70 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9588

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Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses of 2036–2039 edit

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 27, 2036 and August 21, 2036 occur on the previod lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2036 to 2039
Ascending node   Descending node
117 July 23, 2036
 
Partial
122 January 16, 2037
 
Partial
127 July 13, 2037
 
Total
132 January 5, 2038
 
Annular
137 July 2, 2038
 
Annular
142 December 26, 2038
 
Total
147 June 21, 2039
 
Annular
152 December 15, 2039
 
Total

References edit

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links edit

  • NASA graphics