A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, May 11, 2059, with a magnitude of 1.0242. 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 3.5 days after perigee (on May 8, 2059, at 7:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Ecuador, Peru, extreme southern Colombia, and Brazil. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern Oceania, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
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, 2059 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2059 May 11 at 16:45:12.3 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2059 May 11 at 17:49:14.5 UTC First Central Line 2059 May 11 at 17:49:34.7 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2059 May 11 at 17:49:54.9 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2059 May 11 at 19:01:24.2 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2059 May 11 at 19:16:52.0 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2059 May 11 at 19:22:15.6 UTC Greatest Duration 2059 May 11 at 19:24:12.0 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2059 May 11 at 20:54:52.7 UTC Last Central Line 2059 May 11 at 20:55:10.2 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2059 May 11 at 20:55:27.8 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2059 May 11 at 21:59:32.9 UTC
+May 11, 2059 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.02418 Eclipse Obscuration 1.04894 Gamma −0.50795 Sun Right Ascension 03h14m47.9s Sun Declination +18°02'08.6" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'50.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 03h15m32.3s Moon Declination +17°34'20.5" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'59.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'41.8" ΔT 90.0 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 2059 May 11Ascending node (new moon) May 27Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 129 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 141
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2059 A total solar eclipse on May 11. A partial lunar eclipse on May 27. An annular solar eclipse on November 5. A partial lunar eclipse on November 19.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 24, 2055 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2063
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2052 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2068
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2070
Solar Saros 129 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2077
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2088
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 10, 1972 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 12, 2146
Solar eclipses of 2058–2061
Saros 129
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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