Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048
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| Total eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −0.3973 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 1.044 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 208 s (3 min 28 s) |
| Coordinates | 46°06′S 56°24′W / 46.1°S 56.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:35:27 |
| References | |
| Saros | 133 (47 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9616 |
A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, December 5, 2048,[1] with a magnitude of 1.044. 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 16.5 hours before perigee (on December 6, 2048, at 8:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Chile, Argentina, Namibia, and Botswana. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southern and central South America, Antarctica, and Southern Africa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Facundo | 10:54:13 | 12:08:48 | 12:10:01 | 12:11:14 | 13:29:59 | 2:26 | 2:36 | 1.007 |
| Argentina | Comodoro Rivadavia | 10:58:07 | 12:13:53 | 12:14:37 | 12:15:21 | 13:34:37 | 1:28 | 2:37 | 1.0023 |
| Argentina | Camarones | 10:59:17 | 12:16:10 | 12:17:00 | 12:17:50 | 13:37:57 | 1:40 | 2:39 | 1.0032 |
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Edinburgh of the Seven Seas | 15:37:55 | 16:46:40 | 16:47:55 | 16:49:08 | 17:50:45 | 2:28 | 2:13 | 1.0189 |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown | 05:42:32 (sunrise) | 06:03:01 | 06:57:26 | 1:15 | 90.11% | |||
 Chile | Easter Island | 08:07:37 | 09:04:55 | 10:08:46 | 2:01 | 91.86% | |||
 French Polynesia | Gambier Islands | 05:05:55 (sunrise) | 05:08:31 | 05:55:30 | 0:50 | 83.39% | |||
| Chile | Santiago | 10:42:06 | 11:57:58 | 13:20:35 | 2:38 | 61.05% | |||
 Paraguay | Asunción | 11:16:24 | 12:27:46 | 13:40:25 | 2:24 | 24.12% | |||
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 11:06:43 | 12:28:07 | 13:51:01 | 2:44 | 58.50% | |||
 Falkland Islands | Stanley | 11:18:02 | 12:32:39 | 13:47:43 | 2:30 | 82.69% | |||
 Uruguay | Montevideo | 11:11:36 | 12:33:45 | 13:56:14 | 2:45 | 59.28% | |||
 Brazil | Pelotas | 11:22:41 | 12:44:01 | 14:03:36 | 2:41 | 47.05% | |||
| Brazil | Rio Grande | 11:23:04 | 12:44:39 | 14:04:19 | 2:41 | 48.08% | |||
 Antarctica | Orcadas Base | 11:43:37 | 12:47:37 | 13:50:28 | 2:07 | 50.90% | |||
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | King Edward Point | 12:50:24 | 14:01:06 | 15:08:46 | 2:18 | 69.02% | |||
| Brazil | São Paulo | 11:54:22 | 13:03:51 | 14:09:02 | 2:15 | 19.99% | |||
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 12:06:01 | 13:14:30 | 14:17:32 | 2:12 | 20.03% | |||
 Mozambique | Maputo | 18:11:42 | 18:28:38 | 18:31:17 (sunset) | 0:20 | 20.98% | |||
 Eswatini | Mbabane | 18:11:41 | 18:29:40 | 18:37:45 (sunset) | 0:26 | 22.65% | |||
 Bouvet Island | Bouvet Island | 16:37:40 | 17:30:20 | 18:20:06 | 1:42 | 38.61% | |||
 Zambia | Mongu | 18:21:35 | 18:45:40 | 18:48:07 (sunset) | 0:27 | 33.55% | |||
 South Africa | Johannesburg | 18:12:05 | 18:47:13 | 18:49:53 (sunset) | 0:38 | 57.17% | |||
 Botswana | Gaborone | 18:13:23 | 18:52:32 | 18:55:10 (sunset) | 0:42 | 67.36% | |||
 Lesotho | Maseru | 18:09:53 | 18:56:15 | 18:59:02 (sunset) | 0:49 | 70.80% | |||
| South Africa | Cape Town | 18:04:55 | 18:58:52 | 19:46:30 (sunset) | 1:42 | 71.30% | |||
| Botswana | Ghanzi | 18:16:02 | 19:03:40 | 19:06:13 (sunset) | 0:50 | 88.20% | |||
 Angola | Menongue | 17:23:11 | 18:05:43 | 18:08:46 (sunset) | 0:46 | 63.78% | |||
| Botswana | Tshane | 18:14:01 | 19:07:24 | 19:10:01 (sunset) | 0:56 | 96.01% | |||
 Namibia | Windhoek | 18:15:08 | 19:10:05 | 19:26:15 (sunset) | 1:11 | 97.85% | |||
| Angola | Huambo | 17:25:34 | 18:10:45 | 18:13:17 (sunset) | 0:48 | 60.01% | |||
| Angola | Luanda | 17:31:04 | 18:13:33 | 18:16:25 (sunset) | 0:45 | 44.30% | |||
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Jamestown | 16:18:30 | 17:15:29 | 18:06:41 | 1:48 | 42.50% | |||
| Angola | Lubango | 17:23:19 | 18:16:43 | 18:26:03 (sunset) | 1:03 | 67.23% | |||
| 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 | 2048 December 5 at 13:01:48.0 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2048 December 5 at 13:59:50.8 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2048 December 5 at 14:00:39.2 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2048 December 5 at 14:01:27.6 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2048 December 5 at 15:11:41.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2048 December 5 at 15:31:22.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2048 December 5 at 15:35:26.7 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2048 December 5 at 15:36:11.2 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2048 December 5 at 15:36:12.8 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2048 December 5 at 15:59:10.8 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2048 December 5 at 17:09:24.3 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2048 December 5 at 17:10:13.5 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2048 December 5 at 17:11:02.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2048 December 5 at 18:09:03.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.04400 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.08994 |
| Gamma | −0.39728 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 16h51m20.5s |
| Sun Declination | -22°29'40.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 16h51m18.6s |
| Moon Declination | -22°53'56.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'40.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'13.3" |
| ΔT | 83.5 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.
| December 5 Ascending node (new moon) | December 20 Descending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
|  |
| Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 133 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 145 |
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