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Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044

Total eclipse


Total eclipse

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previousSolar eclipse of February 28, 2044
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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23, 2044, with a magnitude of 1.0364. 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 larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. 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 2.1 days after perigee (on August 21, 2044, at 0:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

This will be the last of 41 umbral solar eclipses in Solar Saros 126.

Path

Totality will be visible in the evening of August 22 across:

  • Northwestern Greenland
  • In Canada:
    • Northern and western Nunavut
    • Central Northwest Territories
    • Extreme southeast Yukon
    • Eastern British Columbia, including Dawson Creek and Fernie
    • Much of Alberta including Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge
    • Southwestern Saskatchewan, including Swift Current
  • In the United States:
    • The northeastern half of Montana. Glacier National Park, Great Falls, Lewistown, and Forsyth will be just inside the path of totality.
    • Western North Dakota, including Williston, Minot, and Dickinson
    • Extreme northwest South Dakota

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Siberia in the morning of August 23, and throughout western Canada and United States until sunset on August 22.

The greatest duration of the total eclipse will be observed in the Northwest Territories, approximately 60 miles southeast of Great Bear Lake.

Images

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:
Qaanaaq22:53:4123:46:5923:47:4623:48:3500:41:051:361:471.0102
Savissivik22:55:1623:47:5623:48:4723:49:3800:41:291:421:461.0151
Nuussuaq22:56:1823:48:0223:48:4923:49:3700:06:32 (sunset)1:351:101.0121
Pituffik20:55:0521:48:0521:48:5721:49:4922:41:591:441:471.0163
Grise Fiord19:56:5820:51:0120:51:5220:52:4421:45:461:431:491.0119
Resolute19:00:3119:55:4119:56:1819:56:5520:50:481:141:501.0045
Ulukhaktok18:05:4219:03:0719:04:0419:05:0220:00:371:551:551.012
Wrigley18:18:0519:16:4619:17:3519:18:2420:14:301:381:561.0072
Fort Nelson17:26:3918:25:0918:25:5818:26:4619:22:211:371:561.007
High Level18:28:3819:25:5819:26:4319:27:2920:22:001:311:531.0068
Fort St. John17:32:0318:29:5818:30:5118:31:4319:26:351:451:551.0093
Dawson Creek17:33:0818:30:5118:31:4618:32:4019:27:191:491:541.0106
Chetwynd17:32:5318:31:1218:31:5018:32:2719:27:391:151:551.0042
Grande Prairie18:34:3719:31:5319:32:5219:33:5020:28:031:571:531.0148
St. Albert18:38:2919:34:3919:35:2319:36:0720:29:201:281:511.0069
Edmonton18:38:4019:34:4819:35:3219:36:1620:29:261:281:511.0068
Strathcona County18:38:4619:34:5219:35:3419:36:1420:29:231:221:511.0059
Camrose18:39:4519:35:4119:36:2419:37:0820:30:061:271:501.0067
Wetaskiwin18:39:4619:35:4519:36:3219:37:2020:30:201:351:511.0087
Rocky Mountain House18:40:3919:36:4719:37:4419:38:4020:31:451:531:511.0169
Red Deer18:41:0119:36:5519:37:4919:38:4320:31:351:481:511.0134
Golden18:42:2119:39:0819:39:4819:40:2920:34:041:211:521.0054
Banff18:42:4819:39:0419:39:5519:40:4520:33:521:411:511.0101
Calgary18:43:1619:39:0419:40:0019:40:5420:33:381:501:501.0147
Invermere18:43:5919:40:3119:41:0819:41:4520:35:051:141:511.0047
Medicine Hat18:45:2719:40:2219:41:1519:42:0720:25:40 (sunset)1:451:401.0146
Lethbridge18:45:5519:41:2119:42:1119:43:0220:33:37 (sunset)1:411:481.0109
Williston19:48:4720:41:5720:42:4220:43:2620:53:38 (sunset)1:291:051.0097
Dickinson18:50:5419:43:3819:44:2619:45:1419:47:55 (sunset)1:360:571.0145
Great Falls18:50:0219:45:2419:45:3819:45:5320:23:05 (sunset)0:291:331.0009

Places experiencing partial eclipse

Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverageReferences:
Omsk05:56:45 (sunrise)06:00:4106:12:540:164.28%
Longyearbyen01:30:4702:22:1603:14:101:4378.68%
Magadan10:35:5411:25:3612:15:581:4018.89%
Upernavik22:57:5423:32:5523:42:45 (sunset)0:4560.61%
Anadyr11:44:4412:47:0513:48:292:0452.22%
Pond Inlet20:02:4820:56:3921:49:201:4798.64%
Minneapolis19:52:1120:03:2420:06:30 (sunset)0:1411.89%
Inuvik18:05:2619:06:1420:04:531:5995.57%
Oklahoma City20:08:2020:08:4020:09:31 (sunset)0:010.06%
Adak15:08:4816:10:5517:10:412:0237.53%
Coral Harbour19:18:1620:11:0520:20:52 (sunset)1:0394.50%
Anchorage16:09:4817:13:5018:15:032:0581.29%
Baker Lake19:19:2820:14:0921:06:551:4795.32%
Unalaska16:11:3717:16:3618:18:342:0754.49%
Whitehorse17:18:2318:20:1219:19:032:0194.01%
Winnipeg19:44:5920:25:3320:31:17 (sunset)0:4672.21%
Regina18:44:4619:39:1520:02:18 (sunset)1:1899.85%
Denver19:03:1719:42:1819:45:08 (sunset)0:4267.38%
Vancouver17:44:4718:43:3519:38:511:5496.57%
Seattle17:48:1118:46:3519:41:251:5395.65%
Hermosillo18:22:1518:53:1718:55:46 (sunset)0:3445.37%
Salt Lake City19:02:0719:56:4420:14:12 (sunset)1:1292.94%
Midway Atoll14:28:4014:58:2015:26:560:582.69%
Phoenix18:14:5719:01:3919:05:12 (sunset)0:5076.09%
San Francisco18:06:5719:03:3619:52:03 (sunset)1:4583.54%
Las Vegas18:10:2519:04:4819:20:54 (sunset)1:1084.57%
Los Angeles18:14:1219:08:4619:30:38 (sunset)1:1679.56%
Mexicali18:16:4019:10:0719:17:44 (sunset)1:0178.17%
Tijuana18:16:5719:10:4519:23:56 (sunset)1:0777.30%
Honolulu15:39:5316:26:3517:10:111:3017.41%

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 Contact2044 August 22 at 23:10:51.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2044 August 23 at 00:27:10.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2044 August 23 at 00:46:01.0 UTC
First Central Line2044 August 23 at 00:49:11.6 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2044 August 23 at 00:52:44.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2044 August 23 at 01:07:14.0 UTC
Greatest Duration2044 August 23 at 01:16:35.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2044 August 23 at 01:17:01.7 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2044 August 23 at 01:41:52.4 UTC
Last Central Line2044 August 23 at 01:45:22.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2044 August 23 at 01:48:31.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2044 August 23 at 03:23:35.9 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.03644
Eclipse Obscuration1.07420
Gamma0.96130
Sun Right Ascension10h10m33.4s
Sun Declination+11°16'02.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'48.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension10h12m17.2s
Moon Declination+12°07'34.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'19.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°59'55.1"
ΔT81.0 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.

August 23
Descending node (new moon)
September 7
Ascending node (full moon)
[[File:SE2044Aug23T.png200px]][[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2044Sep07.png200px]]
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 126Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 138

Notes

References

References

  1. "August 22–23, 2044 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate.
  3. "Total Solar Eclipse on August 22–23, 2044: Path Map and Times".
  4. "Greatest Duration of Total Solar Eclipse of 2044 Aug 23". NASA.
  5. "Total Solar Eclipse of 2044 Aug 23". EclipseWise.com.
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