A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, August 12, 2064, with a magnitude of 1.0495. 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 2.2 days before perigee (on August 14, 2064, at 21:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Chile and Argentina. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern Oceania, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Antarctica. This eclipse will pass through the Chilean cities of Valparaíso and the capital Santiago.
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.
+August 12, 2064 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2064 August 12 at 15:11:35.0 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2064 August 12 at 16:11:44.1 UTC First Central Line 2064 August 12 at 16:12:46.2 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2064 August 12 at 16:13:48.4 UTC Greatest Duration 2064 August 12 at 17:42:17.7 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2064 August 12 at 17:46:06.3 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2064 August 12 at 17:50:55.5 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2064 August 12 at 18:08:08.1 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2064 August 12 at 19:18:07.7 UTC Last Central Line 2064 August 12 at 19:19:12.1 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2064 August 12 at 19:20:16.3 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2064 August 12 at 20:20:24.3 UTC
+August 12, 2064 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.04946 Eclipse Obscuration 1.10138 Gamma −0.46521 Sun Right Ascension 09h32m49.7s Sun Declination +14°33'07.1" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'47.0" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 09h32m02.7s Moon Declination +14°07'45.3" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'19.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'54.2" ΔT 93.6 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 2064 July 28Ascending node (full moon) August 12Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 120 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 146
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2064 A partial lunar eclipse on February 2. An annular solar eclipse on February 17. A partial lunar eclipse on July 28. A total solar eclipse on August 12.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2057 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2055 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2073
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2075
Solar Saros 146 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2046 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2082
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 2035 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 23, 2093
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 12, 1977 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 14, 2151
Solar eclipses of 2062–2065
Saros 146
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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