A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, May 22, 2077, with a magnitude of 1.029. 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 3.2 days after perigee (on May 18, 2077, at 20:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Australia, Indonesia, Antarctica, and 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 22, 2077 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2077 May 22 at 00:12:22.3 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2077 May 22 at 01:17:40.6 UTC First Central Line 2077 May 22 at 01:18:13.0 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2077 May 22 at 01:18:45.6 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2077 May 22 at 02:27:00.9 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2077 May 22 at 02:40:03.0 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2077 May 22 at 02:46:05.3 UTC Greatest Duration 2077 May 22 at 02:48:00.5 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2077 May 22 at 04:13:40.3 UTC Last Central Line 2077 May 22 at 04:14:10.3 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2077 May 22 at 04:14:40.1 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2077 May 22 at 05:20:01.5 UTC
+May 22, 2077 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.02903 Eclipse Obscuration 1.05889 Gamma −0.57247 Sun Right Ascension 03h58m18.6s Sun Declination +20°29'25.4" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'48.1" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 03h59m01.0s Moon Declination +19°57'18.2" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'02.6" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°58'52.8" ΔT 103.3 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–June 2077 May 22Ascending node (new moon) June 6Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 129 Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 141
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2077 A total solar eclipse on May 22. A partial lunar eclipse on June 6. An annular solar eclipse on November 15. A partial lunar eclipse on November 29.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2073 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 10, 2081
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2070 Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2084
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2068 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 28, 2086
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2088
Solar Saros 129 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 2, 2095
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 3, 2106
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1990 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 23, 2164
Solar eclipses of 2076–2079
Saros 129
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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