Solar eclipse of June 1, 2076

Summary

A partial solar eclipse will occur on Monday, June 1, 2076. 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 June 1, 2076
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.3897
Magnitude0.2897
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates64°24′S 51°12′W / 64.4°S 51.2°W / -64.4; -51.2
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse17:31:22
References
Saros119 (69 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9679

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 2076–2079 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]

Solar eclipse series sets from 2076 to 2079
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Saros Map
119 June 1, 2076
 
Partial
124 November 26, 2076
 
Partial
129 May 22, 2077
 
Total
134 November 15, 2077
 
Annular
139 May 11, 2078
 
Total
144 November 4, 2078
 
Annular
149 May 1, 2079
 
Total
154 October 24, 2079
 
Annular

Saros 119 edit

It is a part of Saros cycle 119, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on May 15, 850 AD. It contains total eclipses on August 9, 994 AD and August 20, 1012, with a hybrid eclipse on August 31, 1030. It has annular eclipses from September 10, 1048, through March 18, 1950. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on June 24, 2112. The longest duration of totality was only 32 seconds on August 20, 1012. The longest duration of annularity was 7 minutes, 37 seconds on September 1, 1625. The longest duration of hybridity was only 18 seconds on August 31, 1030.

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

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Besselian elements