A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, July 24, 2055, with a magnitude of 1.0359. 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 2.9 days before perigee (on July 27, 2055, at 6:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of South Africa. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southern and central Africa.
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.
+July 24, 2055 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2055 July 24 at 07:37:42.2 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2055 July 24 at 08:53:07.4 UTC First Central Line 2055 July 24 at 08:54:18.4 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2055 July 24 at 08:55:30.2 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2055 July 24 at 09:49:25.1 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2055 July 24 at 09:57:50.3 UTC Greatest Duration 2055 July 24 at 09:58:05.7 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2055 July 24 at 10:08:32.6 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2055 July 24 at 11:00:00.1 UTC Last Central Line 2055 July 24 at 11:01:14.4 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2055 July 24 at 11:02:27.8 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2055 July 24 at 12:17:48.7 UTC
+July 24, 2055 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.03590 Eclipse Obscuration 1.07308 Gamma −0.80119 Sun Right Ascension 08h15m04.2s Sun Declination +19°48'43.3" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'44.6" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 08h14m39.2s Moon Declination +19°01'42.7" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'09.1" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'16.7" ΔT 87.5 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 July–August 2055 July 24Ascending node (new moon) August 7Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 127 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 139
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2055 A partial solar eclipse on January 27. A total lunar eclipse on February 11. A total solar eclipse on July 24. A partial lunar eclipse on August 7.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 3, 2062
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2046 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 28, 2064
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066
Solar Saros 127 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2073
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2084
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 22, 1968 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 25, 2142
Solar eclipses of 2054–2058
Saros 127
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
References
External links NASA graphics