A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 23, 2071, with a magnitude of 1.0333. 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 2.5 days before perigee (on September 21, 2071, at 5:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of northern Mexico, northern Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, far northern Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Hawaii, North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern and central South America, and West Africa.
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 23, 2071 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2071 September 23 at 14:38:55.1 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2071 September 23 at 15:37:23.6 UTC First Central Line 2071 September 23 at 15:37:53.7 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2071 September 23 at 15:38:23.8 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact 2071 September 23 at 16:40:44.4 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2071 September 23 at 17:11:32.7 UTC Greatest Duration 2071 September 23 at 17:18:47.4 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2071 September 23 at 17:20:28.0 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2071 September 23 at 17:23:14.4 UTC Last Penumbral Internal Contact 2071 September 23 at 18:00:25.0 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2071 September 23 at 19:02:41.8 UTC Last Central Line 2071 September 23 at 19:03:09.5 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2071 September 23 at 19:03:37.1 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2071 September 23 at 20:02:10.4 UTC
+September 23, 2071 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.03329 Eclipse Obscuration 1.06769 Gamma 0.26200 Sun Right Ascension 12h02m56.7s Sun Declination -00°19'08.2" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'56.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 12h03m15.7s Moon Declination -00°04'20.0" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'12.3" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'28.3" ΔT 98.8 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 September 2071 September 9Descending node (full moon) September 23Ascending node (new moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 119 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 145
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2071 A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 16. An annular solar eclipse on March 31. A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 9. A total solar eclipse on September 23.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2075
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2064 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2078
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2062 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 29, 2080
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2082
Solar Saros 145 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2089
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 4, 2100
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 22, 1984 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 25, 2158
Solar eclipses of 2069–2072
Saros 145
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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