Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036

A partial solar eclipse will occur on Wednesday, July 23, 2036. 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 23, 2036
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma-1.425
Magnitude0.1991
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates68.9°S 3.6°E / -68.9; 3.6
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse10:32:06
References
Saros117 (70 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9588

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Solar eclipses of 2036–2039

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]

Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 27, 2036 and August 21, 2036 occur on the previod lunar year eclipse set.

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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