Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | 0.4169 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9728 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 198 s (3 min 18 s) |
| Coordinates | 2°06′N 25°24′W / 2.1°N 25.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 107 km (66 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:47:11 |
| References | |
| Saros | 132 (47 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9592 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 5, 2038,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9728. 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. The Moon's apparent diameter will be near the average diameter because it will occur 6.8 days after perigee (on December 29, 2037, at 18:50 UTC) and 7 days before apogee (on January 12, 2038, at 14:00 UTC).[2]
Annularity will be visible from parts of Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, northwestern Nigeria, Niger, Chad, southeastern Libya, northwestern Sudan, and southwestern Egypt. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of eastern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, Europe, and the northern two-thirds of Africa.
Animated path
Eclipse timing
Places experiencing annular eclipse
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Start of annular eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of annular eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of annularity (min:s) | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuba | Trinidad | 06:59:37 (sunrise) | 07:03:20 | 07:04:42 | 07:06:03 | 08:16:10 | 2:43 | 1:17 | 92.11% |
| Cuba | Sancti Spíritus | 06:57:44 (sunrise) | 07:03:32 | 07:04:52 | 07:06:11 | 08:16:42 | 2:39 | 1:19 | 92.14% |
| Cuba | Santa Clara | 07:00:44 (sunrise) | 07:03:53 | 07:04:59 | 07:06:04 | 08:16:27 | 2:11 | 1:16 | 92.10% |
| Cuba | Camagüey | 06:50:34 (sunrise) | 07:03:45 | 07:05:00 | 07:06:15 | 08:17:55 | 2:30 | 1:27 | 92.22% |
| Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 06:39:39 (sunrise) | 07:03:43 | 07:05:05 | 07:06:28 | 08:19:36 | 2:45 | 1:40 | 92.35% |
| Cuba | Holguín | 06:43:00 (sunrise) | 07:04:21 | 07:05:18 | 07:06:13 | 08:19:27 | 1:52 | 1:36 | 92.31% |
 Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 06:22:56 (sunrise) | 07:04:39 | 07:06:02 | 07:07:27 | 08:23:25 | 2:48 | 2:00 | 92.55% |
| Haiti | Gonaïves | 06:26:00 (sunrise) | 07:05:46 | 07:06:11 | 07:06:36 | 08:23:13 | 0:50 | 1:57 | 92.51% |
 Dominican Republic | San Juan de la Maguana | 07:18:58 (sunrise) | 08:06:31 | 08:06:43 | 08:06:55 | 09:25:01 | 0:24 | 2:06 | 92.55% |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 06:59:41 | 08:12:16 | 08:13:32 | 08:14:46 | 09:42:22 | 2:30 | 2:43 | 93.24% |
 Saint Lucia | Castries | 06:59:53 | 08:13:37 | 08:13:52 | 08:14:07 | 09:42:53 | 0:30 | 2:43 | 93.23% |
| Saint Lucia | Vieux Fort | 06:59:51 | 08:12:42 | 08:13:53 | 08:15:03 | 09:42:58 | 2:21 | 2:43 | 93.24% |
 Barbados | Bridgetown | 07:00:13 | 08:14:11 | 08:15:21 | 08:16:31 | 09:46:04 | 2:20 | 2:46 | 93.32% |
 Ivory Coast | Daloa | 12:58:46 | 14:47:43 | 14:49:15 | 14:50:47 | 16:20:08 | 3:04 | 3:21 | 94.08% |
| Ivory Coast | Bouaké | 13:04:10 | 14:51:18 | 14:52:50 | 14:54:22 | 16:21:55 | 3:04 | 3:18 | 93.98% |
| Ivory Coast | Dabakala | 13:06:33 | 14:53:30 | 14:54:22 | 14:55:15 | 16:22:41 | 1:45 | 3:16 | 93.93% |
 Ghana | Tamale | 13:18:58 | 15:00:28 | 15:01:58 | 15:03:28 | 16:26:12 | 3:00 | 3:07 | 93.72% |
 Togo | Mango | 13:23:27 | 15:03:08 | 15:04:34 | 15:06:00 | 16:27:21 | 2:52 | 3:04 | 93.62% |
 Benin | Natitingou | 14:26:11 | 16:04:46 | 16:06:07 | 16:07:29 | 17:28:00 | 2:43 | 3:02 | 93.58% |
| Benin | Kandi | 14:31:00 | 16:07:22 | 16:08:47 | 16:10:14 | 17:29:06 | 2:52 | 2:58 | 93.47% |
 Nigeria | Birnin Kebbi | 14:34:53 | 16:09:55 | 16:10:50 | 16:11:47 | 17:29:52 | 1:52 | 2:55 | 93.37% |
| Nigeria | Sokoto | 14:37:49 | 16:11:49 | 16:12:22 | 16:12:55 | 17:30:24 | 1:06 | 2:53 | 93.29% |
 Niger | Maradi | 14:42:37 | 16:13:24 | 16:14:51 | 16:16:19 | 17:31:16 | 2:55 | 2:49 | 93.18% |
| Nigeria | Katsina | 14:43:47 | 16:14:56 | 16:15:28 | 16:16:02 | 17:31:29 | 1:06 | 2:48 | 93.17% |
| Niger | Zinder | 14:47:10 | 16:16:04 | 16:17:08 | 16:18:12 | 17:31:58 | 2:08 | 2:45 | 93.07% |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica | Kingston | 06:39:43 (sunrise) | 07:04:04 | 08:17:41 | 1:38 | 87.15% | |||
| Haiti | Labadee | 06:24:51 (sunrise) | 07:06:32 | 08:23:54 | 1:59 | 91.44% | |||
| Haiti | Cap-Haïtien | 06:24:38 (sunrise) | 07:06:33 | 08:23:57 | 1:59 | 91.46% | |||
 Bahamas | Nassau | 06:55:31 (sunrise) | 07:07:06 | 08:19:53 | 1:24 | 81.76% | |||
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 07:13:10 (sunrise) | 08:07:21 | 09:26:48 | 2:14 | 92.25% | |||
 Venezuela | Caracas | 06:59:11 | 08:08:12 | 09:30:02 | 2:31 | 77.38% | |||
 Puerto Rico | San Juan | 07:00:00 | 08:10:02 | 09:32:54 | 2:35 | 87.13% | |||
 United States | Miami | 07:08:22 (sunrise) | 07:11:00 | 08:17:44 | 1:09 | 81.23% | |||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 07:00:20 | 08:12:43 | 09:39:07 | 2:39 | 85.93% | |||
 Grenada | St. George's | 06:59:30 | 08:12:54 | 09:41:08 | 2:42 | 90.58% | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 06:59:39 | 08:13:08 | 09:41:35 | 2:42 | 86.44% | |||
 Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | 07:00:09 | 08:13:25 | 09:41:11 | 2:41 | 88.64% | |||
 Dominica | Roseau | 07:00:03 | 08:13:38 | 09:41:57 | 2:42 | 90.35% | |||
 Martinique | Fort-de-France | 06:59:59 | 08:13:52 | 09:42:40 | 2:43 | 91.99% | |||
| Cuba | Havana | 07:11:46 (sunrise) | 07:14:57 | 08:14:50 | 1:03 | 77.35% | |||
 Guyana | Georgetown | 07:01:37 | 08:17:32 | 09:49:36 | 2:48 | 78.94% | |||
 Suriname | Paramaribo | 08:03:13 | 09:22:00 | 10:58:03 | 2:55 | 80.34% | |||
| French Guiana | Cayenne | 08:05:09 | 09:26:51 | 11:06:50 | 3:02 | 81.75% | |||
 Guinea | Conakry | 12:33:37 | 14:29:49 | 16:09:09 | 3:36 | 79.39% | |||
 Sierra Leone | Freetown | 12:34:39 | 14:31:03 | 16:10:11 | 3:36 | 83.25% | |||
 Liberia | Monrovia | 12:42:29 | 14:37:38 | 16:14:07 | 3:32 | 93.05% | |||
| Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 13:02:58 | 14:51:59 | 16:21:27 | 3:18 | 93.86% | |||
 Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 13:18:06 | 15:01:06 | 16:25:33 | 3:07 | 86.17% | |||
| Ghana | Accra | 13:20:11 | 15:02:00 | 16:25:24 | 3:05 | 82.32% | |||
| Togo | Lomé | 13:24:53 | 15:04:46 | 16:26:38 | 3:02 | 81.98% | |||
 Egypt | Cairo | 16:14:31 | 17:06:24 | 17:09:13 (sunset) | 0:55 | 59.78% | |||
| Benin | Porto-Novo | 14:29:18 | 16:07:13 | 17:27:36 | 2:58 | 80.91% | |||
| Niger | Niamey | 14:29:27 | 16:07:38 | 17:28:23 | 2:59 | 87.94% | |||
| Nigeria | Lagos | 14:31:32 | 16:08:22 | 17:27:58 | 2:56 | 79.60% | |||
 Chad | N'Djamena | 15:00:18 | 16:23:00 | 17:32:49 | 2:33 | 79.16% | |||
| 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 | 2038 January 5 at 11:00:02.2 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2038 January 5 at 12:04:34.3 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2038 January 5 at 12:06:00.3 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2038 January 5 at 12:07:26.6 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2038 January 5 at 13:31:44.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2038 January 5 at 13:42:33.7 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2038 January 5 at 13:47:10.9 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2038 January 5 at 13:47:52.0 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2038 January 5 at 13:53:53.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2038 January 5 at 14:02:34.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2038 January 5 at 15:26:52.5 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2038 January 5 at 15:28:21.8 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2038 January 5 at 15:29:50.8 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2038 January 5 at 16:34:26.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.97279 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.94632 |
| Gamma | 0.41689 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 19h06m27.4s |
| Sun Declination | -22°33'17.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 19h06m25.9s |
| Moon Declination | -22°09'29.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'35.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°57'13.9" |
| ΔT | 77.6 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.
| January 5 Descending node (new moon) | January 21 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
|  |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 132 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 144 |
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