A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, May 31, 2068, with a magnitude of 1.011. 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 4.7 days after perigee (on May 26, 2068, at 10:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Australia and New Zealand. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Australia, Indonesia, Antarctica, and western Oceania.
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 31, 2068 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2068 May 31 at 01:32:00.7 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2068 May 31 at 02:50:55.9 UTC First Central Line 2068 May 31 at 02:50:59.6 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2068 May 31 at 02:51:03.4 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2068 May 31 at 03:52:45.4 UTC Greatest Duration 2068 May 31 at 03:54:49.9 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2068 May 31 at 03:56:39.1 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2068 May 31 at 04:05:16.2 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2068 May 31 at 05:02:20.5 UTC Last Central Line 2068 May 31 at 05:02:21.5 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2068 May 31 at 05:02:22.5 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2068 May 31 at 06:21:24.8 UTC
+May 31, 2068 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.01098 Eclipse Obscuration 1.02209 Gamma −0.79704 Sun Right Ascension 04h35m49.8s Sun Declination +22°01'13.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'46.5" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 04h35m58.7s Moon Declination +21°15'11.0" Moon Semi-Diameter 15'47.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°57'58.6" ΔT 96.3 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 May 2068 May 17Ascending node (full moon) May 31Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 122 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 148
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2068 A partial lunar eclipse on May 17. A total solar eclipse on May 31. A total lunar eclipse on November 9. A partial solar eclipse on November 24.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2064 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2075
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 27, 2059 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2077
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2057 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079
Solar Saros 148 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2050 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2086
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2039 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2097
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1981 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 2, 2155
Solar eclipses of 2065–2069
Saros 148
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
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