Solar eclipse of August 3, 2054 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, August 3, 2054,[1] with a magnitude of 0.0655. 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 partial solar eclipse will be visible for a very small part of Antarctica. This event will be the 71st and final event in Solar Saros 117.

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.[2]

August 3, 2054 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2054 August 03 at 17:30:57.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2054 August 03 at 17:49:29.6 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2054 August 03 at 18:04:02.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2054 August 03 at 18:32:59.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2054 August 03 at 18:36:52.3 UTC
August 3, 2054 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.06558
Eclipse Obscuration0.02025
Gamma−1.49414
Sun Right Ascension08h56m24.5s
Sun Declination+17°17'09.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'45.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension08h55m14.2s
Moon Declination+15°47'22.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'41.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'16.5"
ΔT86.9 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2054

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Tritos

Solar Saros 117

Inex

Triad

Inex series

The partial solar eclipses on January 12, 1823 (part of Saros 109) and December 2, 1880 (part of Saros 111) are also a part of this series but are not included in the table below.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: August 3, 2054 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 15 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2054 Aug 03. EclipseWise.com. 15 August 2024.