Solar eclipse of July 1, 2076

A partial solar eclipse will occur on July 1, 2076. 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.

Solar eclipse of July 1, 2076
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.4005
Magnitude0.2746
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates67°N 98.1°W / 67; -98.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse6:50:43
References
Saros157 (2 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9678

Solar eclipses 2073–2076

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

122February 7, 2073

Partial
127August 3, 2073

Total
132January 27, 2074

Annular
137July 24, 2074

Annular
142January 16, 2075

Total
147July 13, 2075

Annular
152January 6, 2076

Total
157July 1, 2076

Partial

Metonic series

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

References

  1. van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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