Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 23, 2036,[1] with a magnitude of 0.1991. 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.

A partial eclipse will be visible for only a sliver of East Antarctica.

Images


Animated path

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 23, 2036 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2036 July 23 at 09:35:21.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2036 July 23 at 10:18:12.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2036 July 23 at 10:32:06.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2036 July 23 at 10:50:40.1 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2036 July 23 at 11:28:42.3 UTC
July 23, 2036 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.19916
Eclipse Obscuration0.10504
Gamma−1.42501
Sun Right Ascension08h13m32.5s
Sun Declination+19°53'41.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'44.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension08h12m46.3s
Moon Declination+18°27'12.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'42.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'18.7"
ΔT76.8 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 2036

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 117

Inex

Triad

Inex series

The partial solar eclipses on January 1, 1805 (part of Saros 109) and November 21, 1862 (part of Saros 111) are also a part of this series but are not included in the table below.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 23, 2036 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 14 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2036 Jul 23. EclipseWise.com. 14 August 2024.