Solar eclipse of September 3, 2062 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, September 3, 2062,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9749. 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 parts of Greenland, Northern Europe, and Asia.

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]

September 3, 2062 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2062 September 03 at 06:53:47.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2062 September 03 at 07:57:56.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2062 September 03 at 08:44:07.4 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2062 September 03 at 08:54:27.4 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2062 September 03 at 10:55:33.6 UTC
September 3, 2062 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.97489
Eclipse Obscuration0.97526
Gamma1.01915
Sun Right Ascension10h50m30.3s
Sun Declination+07°22'28.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'51.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension10h52m25.5s
Moon Declination+08°16'29.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'22.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'04.6"
ΔT92.2 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2062

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 126

Inex

Triad

Inex series

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 3, 2062 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 18 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2062 Sep 03. EclipseWise.com. 18 August 2024.