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Solar eclipse of August 2, 2046

Total eclipse

Total eclipse

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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, August 2, 2046, with a magnitude of 1.0531. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is greater than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2 days before perigee (on August 4, 2046, at 10:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

The path of totality will be visible from parts of eastern Brazil, Angola, the panhandle of Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, extreme southern Mozambique, and the Kerguelen Islands. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern South America, Africa, and East Antarctica.

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Eclipse timing

Places experiencing total eclipse

Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseStart of total eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of total eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of totality (min:s)Duration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum magnitudeReferences:
Maceió05:38:09 (sunrise)05:50:0205:51:0205:52:0306:56:402:011:191.0102
Aracaju05:45:11 (sunrise)05:50:5805:51:3805:52:1906:56:341:211:111.0043
Huambo09:49:1911:19:2611:21:4411:24:0112:53:334:353:041.0178
Menongue09:56:5611:27:0911:29:3411:31:5913:00:054:503:031.0263
Maun11:19:1612:48:2612:50:3312:52:4014:16:234:142:571.0168
Serowe11:30:4012:58:0913:00:2113:02:3314:23:294:242:531.0238
Shoshong11:31:1212:58:5713:00:4213:02:2814:23:443:312:531.0109
Lerala11:33:4113:01:0413:02:5213:04:4114:25:153:372:521.0116
Polokwane11:39:0913:06:2613:07:1813:08:0914:28:181:432:491.0023
Mbombela11:44:3813:10:0913:11:3513:13:0114:31:132:522:471.0072
Matsulu11:45:2813:11:4213:12:1513:12:4814:31:391:062:461.0011
Mbabane11:46:0513:10:3613:12:3913:14:4214:31:554:062:461.0229
Manzini11:46:4813:11:1013:13:1213:15:1414:32:174:042:451.0221
Big Bend11:48:2213:12:2813:14:2513:16:2114:33:053:532:451.018
Port-aux-Français15:45:3416:47:5216:48:5116:49:5117:04:15 (sunset)1:591:191.0097

Places experiencing partial eclipse

Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverageReferences:
Fortaleza05:41:42 (sunrise)05:46:2806:48:151:0776.98%
Recife05:32:45 (sunrise)05:50:0806:56:011:2397.30%
Salvador05:53:32 (sunrise)05:55:4906:57:121:0493.66%
Freetown07:53:2608:56:4910:08:392:1552.39%
Monrovia07:53:4709:00:5810:17:312:2461.40%
Georgetown07:56:4809:07:2610:29:152:3294.60%
Yamoussoukro07:58:1409:08:4710:28:352:3059.90%
Abidjan07:59:1109:12:0010:34:262:3565.41%
Accra08:03:3609:18:4210:42:432:3963.24%
Lomé08:05:3309:20:5310:44:372:3960.29%
Porto-Novo09:07:3610:23:1611:46:522:3958.05%
Lagos09:08:4010:24:4411:48:322:4057.65%
Jamestown08:16:3609:33:0510:59:252:4368.95%
São Tomé08:15:2909:39:1211:09:562:5476.55%
Malabo09:18:0510:39:2512:06:362:4961.90%
Yaoundé09:23:4110:45:2812:11:412:4857.70%
Libreville09:20:3810:45:3012:15:532:5572.79%
Brazzaville09:37:0511:06:4612:37:473:0178.31%
Kinshasa09:37:1311:06:5512:37:573:0178.44%
Luanda09:37:4511:09:0012:42:073:0496.60%
Rundu11:07:1412:39:2514:07:543:0199.59%
Windhoek11:09:4712:39:3314:06:362:5781.73%
Lusaka11:24:5512:54:3314:17:322:5380.34%
Gaborone11:32:2213:01:1814:23:592:5296.53%
Harare11:35:1813:03:1614:23:522:4979.99%
Lilongwe11:38:5913:03:1614:20:192:4161.33%
Johannesburg11:39:1813:06:5814:27:562:4997.40%
Maseru11:42:4213:08:4214:28:232:4687.92%
Maputo11:48:4413:14:4614:33:172:4599.07%
Île de la Possession15:31:2616:41:1617:45:502:1488.35%

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 Contact2046 August 2 at 07:49:48.4 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2046 August 2 at 08:51:12.0 UTC
First Central Line2046 August 2 at 08:52:25.1 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2046 August 2 at 08:53:38.5 UTC
Greatest Duration2046 August 2 at 10:17:25.2 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2046 August 2 at 10:21:13.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2046 August 2 at 10:26:44.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2046 August 2 at 10:43:07.1 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2046 August 2 at 11:48:31.9 UTC
Last Central Line2046 August 2 at 11:49:47.3 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2046 August 2 at 11:51:02.5 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2046 August 2 at 12:52:25.2 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.05315
Eclipse Obscuration1.10912
Gamma−0.53496
Sun Right Ascension08h51m04.7s
Sun Declination+17°39'03.1"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'45.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension08h50m16.1s
Moon Declination+17°09'10.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'21.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'03.4"
ΔT82.1 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.

July 18
Ascending node (full moon)
August 2
Descending node (new moon)
[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2046Jul18.png200px]][[File:SE2046Aug02T.png200px]]
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 120Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 146

References

References

  1. "August 2, 2046 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate.
  3. "Total Solar Eclipse of 2046 Aug 02". EclipseWise.com.
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