Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068 explained

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, November 24, 2068,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9109. 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 the Russian Far East and much of North America.

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]

November 24, 2068 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2068 November 24 at 19:16:52.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2068 November 24 at 21:21:22.0 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2068 November 24 at 21:32:29.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2068 November 24 at 21:44:08.8 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2068 November 24 at 23:48:07.0 UTC
November 24, 2068 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude0.91091
Eclipse Obscuration0.85473
Gamma1.02988
Sun Right Ascension16h05m39.1s
Sun Declination-20°49'55.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'12.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension16h06m01.8s
Moon Declination-19°53'06.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'08.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'33.5"
ΔT96.7 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 2068

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 153

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 24, 2068 Partial Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 20 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2068 Nov 24. EclipseWise.com. 20 August 2024.