Solar eclipse of February 7, 2092
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | 0.4322 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.984 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 108 s (1 min 48 s) |
| Coordinates | 9°54′N 48°42′W / 9.9°N 48.7°W |
| Max. width of band | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:10:20 |
| References | |
| Saros | 132 (50 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9714 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, February 7, 2092,[1] with a magnitude of 0.984. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 6.25 days before perigee (on February 2, 2092, at 9:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, the Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, West Africa, Northwest Africa, and Western Europe.
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 | 2092 February 7 at 12:25:43.1 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2092 February 7 at 13:29:54.4 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2092 February 7 at 13:30:56.4 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2092 February 7 at 13:30:56.4 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2092 February 7 at 13:31:58.5 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2092 February 7 at 14:59:49.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2092 February 7 at 15:05:36.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2092 February 7 at 15:10:20.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2092 February 7 at 15:20:32.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2092 February 7 at 15:20:48.3 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2092 February 7 at 16:48:32.0 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2092 February 7 at 16:49:37.1 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2092 February 7 at 16:50:42.1 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2092 February 7 at 17:54:58.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.98403 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.96832 |
| Gamma | 0.43217 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 21h25m01.6s |
| Sun Declination | -15°10'15.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 21h24m39.5s |
| Moon Declination | -14°45'56.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'43.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°57'43.8" |
| ΔT | 116.0 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.
| February 7 Descending node (new moon) | February 23 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 132 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 144 |
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