A total solar eclipse will take place at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, September 12, 2053, with a magnitude of 1.0328. 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 2.7 days after perigee (on September 9, 2053, at 16:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of the southern tip of Spain, the northern tip of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the Maldives, and western Indonesia. This is very similar to, and partially overlaps, the path of totality from the solar eclipse of August 2, 2027. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of north and central Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
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.
+September 12, 2053 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2053 September 12 at 06:53:11.7 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2053 September 12 at 07:52:27.5 UTC First Central Line 2053 September 12 at 07:52:58.0 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2053 September 12 at 07:53:28.5 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact 2053 September 12 at 08:58:54.5 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2053 September 12 at 09:23:37.4 UTC Greatest Duration 2053 September 12 at 09:31:22.4 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2053 September 12 at 09:34:08.9 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2053 September 12 at 09:37:28.8 UTC Last Penumbral Internal Contact 2053 September 12 at 10:09:39.1 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2053 September 12 at 11:15:00.1 UTC Last Central Line 2053 September 12 at 11:15:28.1 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2053 September 12 at 11:15:56.0 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2053 September 12 at 12:15:16.4 UTC
+September 12, 2053 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.03285 Eclipse Obscuration 1.06677 Gamma 0.31396 Sun Right Ascension 11h23m36.1s Sun Declination +03°55'14.2" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'53.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 11h23m58.5s Moon Declination +04°12'57.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'09.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'17.8" ΔT 86.3 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 August–September 2053 August 29Descending node (full moon) September 12Ascending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 119 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 145
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2053 A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 4. An annular solar eclipse on March 20. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 29. A total solar eclipse on September 12.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2049 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2057
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2046 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2044 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2062
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2064
Solar Saros 145 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 2035 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2082
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1966 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 14, 2140
Solar eclipses of 2051–2054
Saros 145
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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