A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, December 25 and Sunday, December 26, 2038, with a magnitude of 1.0268. 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 1.7 days after perigee (on December 24, 2038, at 8:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

Totality will be visible from parts of Australia and New Zealand. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Southeast Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and Oceania.

In some parts of the world it will fall on Christmas Day, the first such eclipse since 2000, and the last until 2057.

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Eclipse timing Places experiencing total eclipse Solar Eclipse of December 26, 2038(Local Times)Country or territory City 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 magnitude Whyalla 09:18:49 10:30:43 10:31:38 10:32:34 11:53:57 1:51 2:35 1.0115 Echuca 09:59:56 11:16:04 11:17:01 11:17:58 12:42:29 1:54 2:43 1.008 Shepparton 10:01:01 11:17:31 11:18:27 11:19:23 12:44:07 1:52 2:43 1.0074 Paraparaumu 12:55:58 14:21:53 14:22:13 14:22:33 15:44:44 0:40 2:49 1.001 Palmerston North 12:57:01 14:22:35 14:23:39 14:24:43 15:46:14 2:08 2:49 1.0096References:

Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of December 26, 2038(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Bandar Seri Begawan 06:26:53 07:07:26 07:51:34 1:26 17.71% Singapore 07:03:26 (sunrise) 07:09:07 08:00:49 0:57 43.45% Jakarta 05:38:40 (sunrise) 06:12:20 07:10:19 1:32 63.81% Flying Fish Cove 05:35:37 (sunrise) 06:15:18 07:15:07 1:40 80.21% Kuala Lumpur 07:15:17 (sunrise) 07:17:38 07:58:52 0:44 37.67% Cocos (Keeling) Islands Bantam 05:37:39 (sunrise) 05:47:57 06:44:52 1:07 99.36% Dili 07:23:19 08:19:00 09:22:11 1:59 40.87% Phnom Penh 06:17:09 (sunrise) 06:19:33 06:43:13 0:26 9.87% Pattani 06:23:03 (sunrise) 06:25:30 06:54:01 0:31 21.89% Hat Yai 06:26:54 (sunrise) 06:29:17 06:54:04 0:27 19.04% Port Moresby 08:56:56 09:48:18 10:45:50 1:49 11.64% Île Amsterdam 04:26:46 (sunrise) 04:48:28 05:23:27 0:57 14.64% Melbourne 10:02:46 11:19:32 12:44:06 2:41 95.96% Sydney 10:05:04 11:26:29 12:55:41 2:51 87.04% Nouméa 10:37:57 11:59:26 13:21:37 2:44 31.71% Port Vila 10:53:01 12:04:50 13:16:07 2:23 16.88% Kingston 11:37:37 13:06:09 14:33:57 2:56 56.37% Wellington 12:55:40 14:21:37 15:44:01 2:48 99.16% Auckland 12:54:15 14:23:08 15:47:41 2:53 87.77% Suva 12:27:54 13:41:24 14:48:19 2:20 19.65% Nuku'alofa 13:38:20 14:57:26 16:07:14 2:29 33.44% Easter Island 20:38:56 21:09:32 21:12:54 (sunset) 0:34 39.65% Alofi 13:56:53 15:10:57 16:15:39 2:19 31.64% Apia 14:10:02 15:11:14 16:05:34 1:56 14.46% Pago Pago 14:10:25 15:13:15 16:08:49 1:58 16.58% Rarotonga 15:11:19 16:24:57 17:28:58 2:18 51.38% Adamstown 17:35:32 18:36:01 19:30:44 1:56 93.95% Gambier Islands 16:34:51 17:37:38 18:33:57 1:59 94.98% Papeete 15:31:26 16:37:39 17:35:53 2:04 53.52%References:

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.

+December 26, 2038 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2038 December 25 at 22:20:51.4 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2038 December 25 at 23:19:15.0 UTC First Central Line 2038 December 25 at 23:19:33.4 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2038 December 25 at 23:19:51.9 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact 2038 December 26 at 00:23:04.9 UTC Greatest Duration 2038 December 26 at 00:59:26.3 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2038 December 26 at 01:00:09.7 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2038 December 26 at 01:02:10.7 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2038 December 26 at 01:03:10.7 UTC Last Penumbral Internal Contact 2038 December 26 at 01:37:10.7 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2038 December 26 at 02:40:28.5 UTC Last Central Line 2038 December 26 at 02:40:45.0 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2038 December 26 at 02:41:01.5 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2038 December 26 at 03:39:31.2 UTC

+December 26, 2038 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.02685 Eclipse Obscuration 1.05443 Gamma −0.28813 Sun Right Ascension 18h18m51.7s Sun Declination -23°21'47.8" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.7" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 18h18m46.7s Moon Declination -23°39'05.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'25.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'18.1" ΔT 78.0 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.

+ Eclipse season of December 2038 December 11Ascending node (full moon) December 26Descending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 116 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 142

Related eclipses Eclipses in 2038 An annular solar eclipse on January 5. A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 21. A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 17. An annular solar eclipse on July 2. A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 16. A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 11. A total solar eclipse on December 26.

Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042

Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2031 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046

Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2029 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048

Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2049

Solar Saros 142 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057

Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067

Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1952 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 26, 2125

Solar eclipses of 2036–2039

Saros 142

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

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