Solar eclipse of July 1, 2076 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 1, 2076,[1] with a magnitude of 0.2746. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

This will be the third of four solar eclipses in 2076, with the others occurring on January 6, June 1, and November 26.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and the Russian Far East.

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.[2]

July 1, 2076 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2076 July 01 at 05:30:23.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2076 July 01 at 06:50:43.3 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2076 July 01 at 06:53:58.3 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2076 July 01 at 07:06:45.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2076 July 01 at 08:11:05.4 UTC
July 1, 2076 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.27461
Eclipse Obscuration0.16287
Gamma1.40052
Sun Right Ascension06h44m59.8s
Sun Declination+23°01'35.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'43.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.6"
Moon Right Ascension06h44m53.2s
Moon Declination+24°17'50.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'52.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'36.1"
ΔT102.6 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2076

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 157

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 1, 2076 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 22 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2076 Jul 01. EclipseWise.com. 22 August 2024.