Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062

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Gamma−1.0238
Magnitude0.9331
Coordinates61°00′S 147°06′W / 61°S 147.1°W / -61; -147.1
Greatest eclipse4:26:16
Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062
Partial eclipse
Map
Gamma−1.0238
Magnitude0.9331
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61°00′S 147°06′W / 61°S 147.1°W / -61; -147.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse4:26:16
References
Saros121 (63 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9646

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, March 11, 2062,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9331. 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 much of Antarctica, Eastern Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.

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]

March 11, 2062 Solar Eclipse Times
Event Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact 2062 March 11 at 02:14:37.0 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction 2062 March 11 at 03:22:56.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction 2062 March 11 at 04:14:52.2 UTC
Greatest Eclipse 2062 March 11 at 04:26:16.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact 2062 March 11 at 06:38:14.6 UTC
March 11, 2062 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.93309
Eclipse Obscuration 0.89604
Gamma −1.02380
Sun Right Ascension 23h26m28.0s
Sun Declination -03°36'57.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'06.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 23h28m20.0s
Moon Declination -04°27'39.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter 15'26.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°56'41.5"
ΔT 91.9 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 March 2062
March 11
Ascending node (new moon)
March 25
Descending node (full moon)
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 121
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 133

References

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