A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, September 12, 2072, with a magnitude of 1.0558. 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 7 hours before perigee (on September 12, 2072, at 2:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from much of northern and eastern Russia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Greenland, Europe, and Asia. This is the first of 56 umbral eclipses in Solar Saros 155.
The total phase of eclipse will be only in Siberia in Russia. Large cities, in which the total phase will be seen, include Yakutsk, Neryungri, Mirny in Sakha Republic and Khatanga in Krasnoyarsk Krai (also Norilsk will have 98% sun obscuration).
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, 2072 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2072 September 12 at 06:57:11.7 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2072 September 12 at 08:28:51.8 UTC First Central Line 2072 September 12 at 08:33:54.4 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2072 September 12 at 08:40:07.5 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2072 September 12 at 08:27:52.7 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2072 September 12 at 08:59:20.2 UTC Greatest Duration 2072 September 12 at 08:59:24.9 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2072 September 12 at 09:09:00.3 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2072 September 12 at 09:18:56.8 UTC Last Central Line 2072 September 12 at 09:25:09.1 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2072 September 12 at 09:30:10.9 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2072 September 12 at 11:01:44.6 UTC
+September 12, 2072 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.05578 Eclipse Obscuration 1.11466 Gamma 0.96552 Sun Right Ascension 11h24m57.8s Sun Declination +03°46'31.0" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'53.4" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 11h26m09.4s Moon Declination +04°42'50.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'42.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'20.3" ΔT 99.6 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 August–September 2072 August 28Descending node (full moon) September 12Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 129 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 155
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2072 A total lunar eclipse on March 4. A partial solar eclipse on March 19. A total lunar eclipse on August 28. A total solar eclipse on September 12.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2076
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2065 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2079
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2063 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2081
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 13, 2061 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 13, 2083
Solar Saros 155 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 2054 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043 Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2101
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 15, 2159
Solar eclipses of 2069–2072
Saros 155
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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