A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 16, 2075, with a magnitude of 1.0311. 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 1.5 days after perigee (on January 15, 2075, at 7:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Oceania, Antarctica, and South America.
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.
+January 16, 2075 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2075 January 16 at 15:57:25.0 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2075 January 16 at 16:55:14.7 UTC First Central Line 2075 January 16 at 16:55:40.1 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2075 January 16 at 16:56:05.5 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact 2075 January 16 at 17:58:22.3 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2075 January 16 at 18:33:19.8 UTC Greatest Duration 2075 January 16 at 18:33:39.8 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2075 January 16 at 18:36:04.3 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2075 January 16 at 18:38:59.2 UTC Last Penumbral Internal Contact 2075 January 16 at 19:13:49.8 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2075 January 16 at 20:16:07.2 UTC Last Central Line 2075 January 16 at 20:16:30.9 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2075 January 16 at 20:16:54.6 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2075 January 16 at 21:14:48.6 UTC
+January 16, 2075 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.03115 Eclipse Obscuration 1.06327 Gamma −0.27987 Sun Right Ascension 19h55m06.1s Sun Declination -20°47'51.3" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.5" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 19h55m12.8s Moon Declination -21°04'40.9" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'29.7" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'32.2" ΔT 101.4 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 January 2075 January 2Ascending node (full moon) January 16Descending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 116 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 142
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2075 A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 2. A total solar eclipse on January 16. A partial lunar eclipse on June 28. An annular solar eclipse on July 13. A partial lunar eclipse on December 22.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 31, 2071 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2078
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2082
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 11, 2066 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2084
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2064 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2085
Solar Saros 142 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2093
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 29, 2103
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 17, 2161
Solar eclipses of 2073–2076
Saros 142
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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