Solar eclipse of February 18, 2091

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Gamma1.1779
Magnitude0.6558
Coordinates71°12′N 17°48′W / 71.2°N 17.8°W / 71.2; -17.8
Greatest eclipse9:54:40
Solar eclipse of February 18, 2091
Partial eclipse
Map
Gamma1.1779
Magnitude0.6558
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates71°12′N 17°48′W / 71.2°N 17.8°W / 71.2; -17.8
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse9:54:40
References
Saros122 (62 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9712

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, February 18, 2091,[1] with a magnitude of 0.6558. 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.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia.

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.[2]

February 18, 2091 Solar Eclipse Times
Event Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact 2091 February 18 at 07:53:39.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction 2091 February 18 at 09:41:09.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse 2091 February 18 at 09:54:39.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction 2091 February 18 at 10:31:28.4 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact 2091 February 18 at 11:55:26.8 UTC
February 18, 2091 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.65581
Eclipse Obscuration 0.55496
Gamma 1.17790
Sun Right Ascension 22h08m17.5s
Sun Declination -11°28'13.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'11.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 22h07m09.8s
Moon Declination -10°25'58.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter 14'56.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°54'50.7"
ΔT 115.1 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.

Eclipse season of February–March 2091
February 18
Descending node (new moon)
March 5
Ascending node (full moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 122
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 134

References

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