A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, May 11, 2040, with a magnitude of 0.5306. 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.
A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of May 11, 2040(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Casey Station 09:55:37 10:47:24 11:40:31 1:45 15.99% Dumont d'Urville Station 12:04:57 13:10:24 14:15:47 2:11 32.46% Eucla 11:55:59 12:14:20 12:32:45 0:37 0.25% Adelaide 12:13:39 13:11:42 14:08:51 1:55 9.51% Hobart 12:31:41 13:44:11 14:53:58 2:22 24.23% Melbourne 12:39:55 13:48:08 14:53:55 2:14 17.44% Traralgon 12:40:35 13:50:08 14:56:51 2:16 18.94% Broken Hill 12:24:29 13:21:31 14:16:57 1:52 8.63% Canberra 12:50:48 13:59:07 15:03:48 2:13 17.30% Bowral 12:54:34 14:02:32 15:06:35 2:12 17.06% Kiama 12:54:34 14:02:55 15:07:13 2:13 17.51% Wollongong 12:55:18 14:03:23 15:07:26 2:12 17.23% Mudgee 12:59:04 14:04:20 15:05:56 2:07 14.40% Canterbury 12:57:02 14:04:36 15:08:05 2:11 16.73% Sydney 12:57:17 14:04:50 15:08:16 2:11 16.72% Tamworth 13:05:24 14:09:02 15:08:46 2:03 13.24% Christchurch 15:05:34 16:15:16 17:18:47 (sunset) 2:13 31.08% Samford 13:21:06 14:18:19 15:11:48 1:51 9.40% Brisbane 13:20:54 14:18:22 15:12:04 1:51 9.56% Lord Howe Island 13:45:35 14:50:28 15:50:05 2:05 16.27% Wellington 15:13:59 16:21:09 17:15:37 (sunset) 2:02 28.06% Chatham Islands 16:03:56 17:07:20 17:19:15 (sunset) 1:15 28.61% Palmerston North 15:17:32 16:23:28 17:14:26 (sunset) 1:57 26.69% Lindeman Island 13:54:32 14:23:31 14:51:31 0:57 1.07% Hamilton 15:23:47 16:27:40 17:21:18 (sunset) 1:58 23.41% Tauranga 15:25:24 16:28:32 17:17:58 (sunset) 1:53 23.00% Auckland 15:25:34 16:28:50 17:25:18 (sunset) 2:00 22.27% Kingston 14:38:38 15:35:15 16:26:55 1:48 12.73% Nouméa 15:04:30 15:43:48 16:20:30 1:16 3.97% Port Vila 15:46:25 15:51:35 15:56:41 0:10 0.01%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.
+May 11, 2040 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2040 May 11 at 01:56:45.3 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2040 May 11 at 02:48:21.3 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2040 May 11 at 03:29:05.2 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2040 May 11 at 03:43:02.1 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2040 May 11 at 05:29:45.8 UTC
+May 11, 2040 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 0.53064 Eclipse Obscuration 0.41890 Gamma −1.25291 Sun Right Ascension 03h14m33.6s Sun Declination +18°01'19.7" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'50.1" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 03h16m16.3s Moon Declination +16°56'30.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'06.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'26.7" ΔT 78.8 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 May 2040 May 11Ascending node (new moon) May 26Descending node (full moon) Partial solar eclipseSolar Saros 119 Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 131
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2040 A partial solar eclipse on May 11. A total lunar eclipse on May 26. A partial solar eclipse on November 4. A total lunar eclipse on November 18.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2047
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051
Solar Saros 119 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2069
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 13, 2127
Solar eclipses of 2040–2043
Saros 119
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
References
External links http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2040May11P.GIF