Solar eclipse of August 2, 2046
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| Total eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −0.535 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 1.0531 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 291 s (4 min 51 s) |
| Coordinates | 12°42′S 15°12′E / 12.7°S 15.2°E |
| Max. width of band | 206 km (128 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:21:13 |
| References | |
| Saros | 146 (29 of 76) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9610 |
A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, August 2, 2046,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0531. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is greater than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2 days before perigee (on August 4, 2046, at 10:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
The path of totality will be visible from parts of eastern Brazil, Angola, the panhandle of Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, extreme southern Mozambique, and the Kerguelen Islands. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern South America, Africa, and East Antarctica.
Animated path
Eclipse timing
Places experiencing total eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Start of total eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of total eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of totality (min:s) | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | Maceió | 05:38:09 (sunrise) | 05:50:02 | 05:51:02 | 05:52:03 | 06:56:40 | 2:01 | 1:19 | 1.0102 |
| Brazil | Aracaju | 05:45:11 (sunrise) | 05:50:58 | 05:51:38 | 05:52:19 | 06:56:34 | 1:21 | 1:11 | 1.0043 |
 Angola | Huambo | 09:49:19 | 11:19:26 | 11:21:44 | 11:24:01 | 12:53:33 | 4:35 | 3:04 | 1.0178 |
| Angola | Menongue | 09:56:56 | 11:27:09 | 11:29:34 | 11:31:59 | 13:00:05 | 4:50 | 3:03 | 1.0263 |
 Botswana | Maun | 11:19:16 | 12:48:26 | 12:50:33 | 12:52:40 | 14:16:23 | 4:14 | 2:57 | 1.0168 |
| Botswana | Serowe | 11:30:40 | 12:58:09 | 13:00:21 | 13:02:33 | 14:23:29 | 4:24 | 2:53 | 1.0238 |
| Botswana | Shoshong | 11:31:12 | 12:58:57 | 13:00:42 | 13:02:28 | 14:23:44 | 3:31 | 2:53 | 1.0109 |
| Botswana | Lerala | 11:33:41 | 13:01:04 | 13:02:52 | 13:04:41 | 14:25:15 | 3:37 | 2:52 | 1.0116 |
 South Africa | Polokwane | 11:39:09 | 13:06:26 | 13:07:18 | 13:08:09 | 14:28:18 | 1:43 | 2:49 | 1.0023 |
| South Africa | Mbombela | 11:44:38 | 13:10:09 | 13:11:35 | 13:13:01 | 14:31:13 | 2:52 | 2:47 | 1.0072 |
| South Africa | Matsulu | 11:45:28 | 13:11:42 | 13:12:15 | 13:12:48 | 14:31:39 | 1:06 | 2:46 | 1.0011 |
 Eswatini | Mbabane | 11:46:05 | 13:10:36 | 13:12:39 | 13:14:42 | 14:31:55 | 4:06 | 2:46 | 1.0229 |
| Eswatini | Manzini | 11:46:48 | 13:11:10 | 13:13:12 | 13:15:14 | 14:32:17 | 4:04 | 2:45 | 1.0221 |
| Eswatini | Big Bend | 11:48:22 | 13:12:28 | 13:14:25 | 13:16:21 | 14:33:05 | 3:53 | 2:45 | 1.018 |
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Port-aux-Français | 15:45:34 | 16:47:52 | 16:48:51 | 16:49:51 | 17:04:15 (sunset) | 1:59 | 1:19 | 1.0097 |
| References: [1] | |||||||||
Places experiencing partial eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Fortaleza | 05:41:42 (sunrise) | 05:46:28 | 06:48:15 | 1:07 | 76.98% | |||
| Brazil | Recife | 05:32:45 (sunrise) | 05:50:08 | 06:56:01 | 1:23 | 97.30% | |||
| Brazil | Salvador | 05:53:32 (sunrise) | 05:55:49 | 06:57:12 | 1:04 | 93.66% | |||
 Sierra Leone | Freetown | 07:53:26 | 08:56:49 | 10:08:39 | 2:15 | 52.39% | |||
 Liberia | Monrovia | 07:53:47 | 09:00:58 | 10:17:31 | 2:24 | 61.40% | |||
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Georgetown | 07:56:48 | 09:07:26 | 10:29:15 | 2:32 | 94.60% | |||
 Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 07:58:14 | 09:08:47 | 10:28:35 | 2:30 | 59.90% | |||
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | 07:59:11 | 09:12:00 | 10:34:26 | 2:35 | 65.41% | |||
 Ghana | Accra | 08:03:36 | 09:18:42 | 10:42:43 | 2:39 | 63.24% | |||
 Togo | Lomé | 08:05:33 | 09:20:53 | 10:44:37 | 2:39 | 60.29% | |||
 Benin | Porto-Novo | 09:07:36 | 10:23:16 | 11:46:52 | 2:39 | 58.05% | |||
 Nigeria | Lagos | 09:08:40 | 10:24:44 | 11:48:32 | 2:40 | 57.65% | |||
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Jamestown | 08:16:36 | 09:33:05 | 10:59:25 | 2:43 | 68.95% | |||
 São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 08:15:29 | 09:39:12 | 11:09:56 | 2:54 | 76.55% | |||
 Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 09:18:05 | 10:39:25 | 12:06:36 | 2:49 | 61.90% | |||
 Cameroon | Yaoundé | 09:23:41 | 10:45:28 | 12:11:41 | 2:48 | 57.70% | |||
 Gabon | Libreville | 09:20:38 | 10:45:30 | 12:15:53 | 2:55 | 72.79% | |||
 Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | 09:37:05 | 11:06:46 | 12:37:47 | 3:01 | 78.31% | |||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 09:37:13 | 11:06:55 | 12:37:57 | 3:01 | 78.44% | |||
| Angola | Luanda | 09:37:45 | 11:09:00 | 12:42:07 | 3:04 | 96.60% | |||
 Namibia | Rundu | 11:07:14 | 12:39:25 | 14:07:54 | 3:01 | 99.59% | |||
| Namibia | Windhoek | 11:09:47 | 12:39:33 | 14:06:36 | 2:57 | 81.73% | |||
 Zambia | Lusaka | 11:24:55 | 12:54:33 | 14:17:32 | 2:53 | 80.34% | |||
| Botswana | Gaborone | 11:32:22 | 13:01:18 | 14:23:59 | 2:52 | 96.53% | |||
 Zimbabwe | Harare | 11:35:18 | 13:03:16 | 14:23:52 | 2:49 | 79.99% | |||
 Malawi | Lilongwe | 11:38:59 | 13:03:16 | 14:20:19 | 2:41 | 61.33% | |||
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 11:39:18 | 13:06:58 | 14:27:56 | 2:49 | 97.40% | |||
 Lesotho | Maseru | 11:42:42 | 13:08:42 | 14:28:23 | 2:46 | 87.92% | |||
 Mozambique | Maputo | 11:48:44 | 13:14:46 | 14:33:17 | 2:45 | 99.07% | |||
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Île de la Possession | 15:31:26 | 16:41:16 | 17:45:50 | 2:14 | 88.35% | |||
| References: [1] | |||||||||
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.[3]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2046 August 2 at 07:49:48.4 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2046 August 2 at 08:51:12.0 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2046 August 2 at 08:52:25.1 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2046 August 2 at 08:53:38.5 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2046 August 2 at 10:17:25.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2046 August 2 at 10:21:13.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2046 August 2 at 10:26:44.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2046 August 2 at 10:43:07.1 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2046 August 2 at 11:48:31.9 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2046 August 2 at 11:49:47.3 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2046 August 2 at 11:51:02.5 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2046 August 2 at 12:52:25.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.05315 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.10912 |
| Gamma | −0.53496 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 08h51m04.7s |
| Sun Declination | +17°39'03.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'45.5" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 08h50m16.1s |
| Moon Declination | +17°09'10.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'21.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'03.4" |
| ΔT | 82.1 s |
Eclipse season
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.
| July 18 Ascending node (full moon) | August 2 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
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| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 120 | Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 146 |
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