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Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051

Future partial solar eclipse

Future partial solar eclipse

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A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, April 10 and Tuesday, April 11, 2051, with a magnitude of 0.9849. 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 umbral shadow of the Moon will pass just above the North Pole. It will be the largest partial solar eclipse in 21st century.

The maximal phase of the partial eclipse (0.98) will be recorded in the Barents Sea. The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Asia, Alaska, and western Canada.

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.

EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2051 April 11 at 00:12:31.3 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2051 April 11 at 02:00:30.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2051 April 11 at 02:10:38.6 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2051 April 11 at 02:41:35.1 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2051 April 11 at 04:08:32.1 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.98490
Eclipse Obscuration0.98811
Gamma1.01694
Sun Right Ascension01h18m13.3s
Sun Declination+08°15'12.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'57.8"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension01h17m01.7s
Moon Declination+09°14'52.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'42.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'20.2"
ΔT84.9 s

Eclipse season

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.

April 11
Descending node (new moon)
April 26
Ascending node (full moon)
[[File:SE2051Apr11P.png200px]][[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2051Apr26.png200px]]
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 120Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 132

References

References

  1. "April 11, 2051 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100". Eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  3. "Partial Solar Eclipse of 2051 Apr 11". EclipseWise.com.
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