Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067
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| Hybrid eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | 0.2845 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 1.0011 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 8 s (0 min 8 s) |
| Coordinates | 6°00′S 32°24′W / 6°S 32.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 14:03:43 |
| References | |
| Saros | 143 (26 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9659 |
A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, December 6, 2067,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0011. It is a hybrid event, beginning and ending as an annular eclipse. 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 hybrid solar eclipse is a rare type of solar eclipse that changes its appearance from annular to total and back as the Moon's shadow moves across the Earth's surface. Totality occurs between the annularity paths across the surface of the Earth, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 3.4 days before perigee (on December 10, 2067, at 0:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
The path of the eclipse will be visible as an annular eclipse from parts of southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, southern Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana before transitioning to a total eclipse. Totality will be visible from parts of Brazil before the eclipse transforms back to an annular eclipse, then passing over Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Sudan. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern and central South America, southern Europe, and Africa.
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 | 2067 December 06 at 11:18:45.6 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2067 December 06 at 12:19:30.5 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2067 December 06 at 12:20:00.2 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2067 December 06 at 12:20:00.2 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2067 December 06 at 12:20:29.9 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2067 December 06 at 13:26:13.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2067 December 06 at 14:03:13.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2067 December 06 at 14:03:43.3 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2067 December 06 at 14:06:46.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2067 December 06 at 14:41:15.1 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2067 December 06 at 15:46:59.0 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2067 December 06 at 15:47:26.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2067 December 06 at 15:47:53.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2067 December 06 at 16:48:35.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.00113 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.00226 |
| Gamma | 0.28446 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 16h52m45.8s |
| Sun Declination | -22°31'49.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 16h52m46.9s |
| Moon Declination | -22°15'09.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'59.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'42.2" |
| ΔT | 96.0 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.
| November 21 Descending node (full moon) | December 6 Ascending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
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| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 117 | Hybrid solar eclipse Solar Saros 143 |
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