A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, December 15, 2039, with a magnitude of 1.0356. 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 4.5 hours before perigee (on December 15, 2039, at 20:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The totality of the eclipse begins in the southern Pacific Ocean, passing over much of Antarctica and closely reaching the South Pole. A partial eclipse will be visible in the southern extremities of South America and Africa. It will terminate in the southern Indian Ocean several hours later.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing total eclipse Solar Eclipse of December 15, 2039(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 Davis Station 23:05:31 23:53:39 23:54:23 23:55:08 00:42:34 1:29 1:37 1.0155References:
Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of December 15, 2039(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Gambier Islands 05:19:39 05:47:29 06:16:35 0:57 7.89% Adamstown 06:20:44 06:48:26 07:17:26 0:57 7.00% Chatham Islands 05:42:22 (sunrise) 05:45:59 06:04:00 0:22 25.97% Dumont d'Urville Station 01:32:24 02:19:35 03:07:20 1:35 90.73% McMurdo Station 04:28:03 05:19:44 06:12:10 1:44 99.36% Punta Arenas 12:42:31 13:22:58 14:03:53 1:21 7.53% Ushuaia 12:44:19 13:28:10 14:12:18 1:28 10.10% Río Grande 12:47:38 13:28:37 14:09:49 1:22 7.82% Puerto Williams 12:45:23 13:29:20 14:13:31 1:28 10.18% Concordia Station 23:42:11 00:31:43 01:21:24 1:39 94.33% San Martín Base 12:36:07 13:34:20 14:32:37 1:57 43.71% Palmer Station 12:40:03 13:36:38 14:33:06 1:53 33.99% Casey Station 23:49:55 00:37:35 01:23:40 1:34 92.52% Carlini Base 12:48:13 13:42:29 14:36:14 1:48 26.36% Esperanza Base 12:48:54 13:44:06 14:38:40 1:50 29.33% Marambio Base 12:48:26 13:44:16 14:39:27 1:51 31.59% Stanley 13:15:29 13:45:04 14:14:24 0:59 2.59% Belgrano II Base 12:50:50 13:48:45 14:45:51 1:55 68.92% Orcadas Base 13:06:51 13:58:47 14:49:16 1:42 22.80% Mawson Station 21:12:44 22:02:24 22:51:01 1:38 95.51% Troll 16:11:48 17:07:19 18:01:04 1:49 67.60% King Edward Point 14:33:39 15:14:38 15:54:06 1:20 9.62% Marion Island 19:51:27 20:15:09 20:19:06 (sunset) 0:28 29.59% Gqeberha 19:23:11 19:23:55 19:24:41 (sunset) 0:02 0.11% Knysna 19:25:39 19:32:05 19:35:06 (sunset) 0:09 2.39% George 19:26:27 19:34:14 19:37:14 (sunset) 0:11 3.00% Bouvet Island 17:48:34 18:36:18 19:21:36 1:33 33.65% Hermanus 19:28:44 19:43:12 19:51:22 (sunset) 0:23 5.69% Stellenbosch 19:30:26 19:48:35 19:51:35 (sunset) 0:21 6.51% Cape Town 19:30:58 19:50:19 19:53:19 (sunset) 0:22 6.62%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 15, 2039 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2039 December 15 at 14:18:57.1 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2039 December 15 at 15:48:33.4 UTC First Central Line 2039 December 15 at 15:51:02.4 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2039 December 15 at 15:53:42.4 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2039 December 15 at 16:23:45.9 UTC Greatest Duration 2039 December 15 at 16:23:51.5 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2039 December 15 at 16:33:15.1 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2039 December 15 at 16:38:03.7 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2039 December 15 at 16:53:39.5 UTC Last Central Line 2039 December 15 at 16:56:19.9 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2039 December 15 at 16:58:49.2 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2039 December 15 at 18:28:28.1 UTC
+December 15, 2039 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.03558 Eclipse Obscuration 1.07243 Gamma −0.94577 Sun Right Ascension 17h31m51.4s Sun Declination -23°16'37.6" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'14.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 17h31m14.4s Moon Declination -24°13'58.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'44.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'26.8" ΔT 78.5 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 November–December 2039 November 30Ascending node (full moon) December 15Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 126 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 152
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2039 A partial lunar eclipse on June 6. An annular solar eclipse on June 21. A partial lunar eclipse on November 30. A total solar eclipse on December 15.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 2030 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2050
Solar Saros 152 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 16, 2126
Solar eclipses of 2036–2039
Saros 152
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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