Solar eclipse of March 31, 2090 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, March 31, 2090,[1] with a magnitude of 0.7843. 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.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Antarctica, southeastern Australia, 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.[2]

March 31, 2090 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2090 March 31 at 01:27:45.4 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2090 March 31 at 02:57:30.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2090 March 31 at 03:38:07.9 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2090 March 31 at 03:50:52.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2090 March 31 at 05:48:45.4 UTC
March 31, 2090 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.78428
Eclipse Obscuration0.70680
Gamma−1.10277
Sun Right Ascension00h40m11.0s
Sun Declination+04°19'18.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'00.8"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension00h41m23.0s
Moon Declination+03°22'02.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'52.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'34.6"
ΔT114.3 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.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2090

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 150

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 31, 2090 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 24 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2090 Mar 31. EclipseWise.com. 24 August 2024.