A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, May 11, 2097, with a magnitude of 1.0538. 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 1.3 days before perigee (on May 13, 2097, at 1:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Alaska, Svalbard, northeastern Norway (Finnmark), and northwestern Russia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Hawaii, northern Russia, Canada, the northwestern United States, Greenland, and Northern Europe.
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 11, 2097 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2097 May 11 at 16:21:50.6 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2097 May 11 at 17:38:00.1 UTC First Central Line 2097 May 11 at 17:40:15.9 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2097 May 11 at 17:42:36.0 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2097 May 11 at 18:34:31.4 UTC Greatest Duration 2097 May 11 at 18:35:50.5 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2097 May 11 at 18:43:07.3 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2097 May 11 at 19:07:38.5 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2097 May 11 at 19:26:03.9 UTC Last Central Line 2097 May 11 at 19:28:25.7 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2097 May 11 at 19:30:43.3 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2097 May 11 at 20:46:55.7 UTC
+May 11, 2097 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.05381 Eclipse Obscuration 1.11052 Gamma 0.85156 Sun Right Ascension 03h17m49.7s Sun Declination +18°13'35.1" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'50.2" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 03h16m33.2s Moon Declination +19°01'53.1" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'32.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'43.7" ΔT 121.0 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 April–May 2097 April 26Descending node (full moon) May 11Ascending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 123 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2097 A partial lunar eclipse on April 26. A total solar eclipse on May 11. A total lunar eclipse on October 21. An annular solar eclipse on November 4.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 23, 2093 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2101
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 31, 2090 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2104
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2088 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2106
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2086 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2108
Solar Saros 149 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 24, 2115
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 22, 2126
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 2010 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 12, 2184
Solar eclipses of 2094–2098
Saros 149
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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