Solar eclipse of May 31, 2049
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −0.1187 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9631 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 285 s (4 min 45 s) |
| Coordinates | 15°18′N 29°54′W / 15.3°N 29.9°W |
| Max. width of band | 134 km (83 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:59:59 |
| References | |
| Saros | 138 (33 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9617 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, May 31, 2049,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9631. 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 4.1 days before apogee (on June 4, 2049, at 15:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Peru, southern Ecuador, southern Colombia, northern Brazil, southern Venezuela, Guyana, northern Suriname, Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, southwestern Mali, northern Guinea, southwestern Burkina Faso, northeastern Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, extreme northern Gabon, northern Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and western Tanzania. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Central America, the Caribbean, northern and central South America, the Southeastern United States, Africa, Southern Europe, and the Middle East.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guyana | Linden | 07:06:08 | 08:28:43 | 08:29:16 | 08:29:48 | 10:13:24 | 1:05 | 3:07 | 91.91% |
| Guyana | New Amsterdam | 07:06:43 | 08:29:22 | 08:30:39 | 08:31:56 | 10:15:58 | 2:34 | 3:09 | 91.95% |
 Suriname | Nieuw Nickerie | 08:06:45 | 09:29:13 | 09:31:12 | 09:33:12 | 11:17:20 | 3:59 | 3:11 | 91.97% |
 Cape Verde | Praia | 11:17:52 | 13:21:11 | 13:22:58 | 13:24:46 | 15:17:15 | 3:35 | 3:59 | 92.82% |
 Senegal | Dakar | 12:39:43 | 14:42:01 | 14:44:09 | 14:46:15 | 16:29:33 | 4:14 | 3:50 | 92.63% |
| Senegal | Thiès | 12:41:39 | 14:44:06 | 14:45:39 | 14:47:14 | 16:30:17 | 3:08 | 3:49 | 92.62% |
 Gambia | Farafenni | 12:46:35 | 14:48:58 | 14:50:34 | 14:52:12 | 16:33:30 | 3:14 | 3:47 | 92.55% |
| Senegal | Tambacounda | 12:54:06 | 14:54:04 | 14:56:08 | 14:58:12 | 16:36:11 | 4:08 | 3:42 | 92.47% |
 Mali | Sikasso | 13:25:17 | 15:16:01 | 15:17:42 | 15:19:24 | 16:47:08 | 3:23 | 3:22 | 92.05% |
 Ghana | Tamale | 13:42:56 | 15:26:29 | 15:28:09 | 15:29:48 | 16:51:58 | 3:19 | 3:09 | 91.76% |
 Togo | Atakpamé | 13:50:19 | 15:31:20 | 15:32:35 | 15:33:51 | 16:54:13 | 2:31 | 3:04 | 91.61% |
 Benin | Savè | 14:53:56 | 16:32:35 | 16:34:08 | 16:35:43 | 17:54:28 | 3:08 | 3:01 | 91.55% |
| Benin | Bohicon | 14:53:19 | 16:32:46 | 16:34:10 | 16:35:35 | 17:54:50 | 2:49 | 3:02 | 91.55% |
 Nigeria | Abeokuta | 14:56:58 | 16:33:56 | 16:35:54 | 16:37:53 | 17:55:20 | 3:57 | 2:58 | 91.48% |
| Nigeria | Lagos | 14:57:27 | 16:35:34 | 16:36:22 | 16:37:12 | 17:55:44 | 1:38 | 2:58 | 91.47% |
| Nigeria | Ibadan | 14:58:20 | 16:34:49 | 16:36:27 | 16:38:07 | 17:55:23 | 3:18 | 2:57 | 91.46% |
| Nigeria | Benin City | 15:03:33 | 16:37:17 | 16:39:12 | 16:41:07 | 17:56:29 | 3:50 | 2:53 | 91.34% |
| Nigeria | Awka | 15:07:12 | 16:39:46 | 16:40:50 | 16:41:55 | 17:56:51 | 2:09 | 2:50 | 91.26% |
| Nigeria | Owerri | 15:07:34 | 16:39:20 | 16:41:15 | 16:43:11 | 17:57:15 | 3:51 | 2:50 | 91.25% |
| Nigeria | Port Harcourt | 15:07:58 | 16:40:54 | 16:41:38 | 16:42:23 | 17:57:35 | 1:29 | 2:50 | 91.23% |
| Nigeria | Umuahia | 15:08:38 | 16:39:48 | 16:41:41 | 16:43:35 | 17:57:19 | 3:47 | 2:49 | 91.22% |
| Nigeria | Uyo | 15:09:57 | 16:40:31 | 16:42:25 | 16:44:19 | 17:57:38 | 3:48 | 2:48 | 91.19% |
| Nigeria | Calabar | 15:10:56 | 16:40:56 | 16:42:51 | 16:44:46 | 17:57:43 | 3:50 | 2:47 | 91.17% |
 Cameroon | Douala | 15:14:29 | 16:42:50 | 16:44:36 | 16:46:20 | 17:58:18 | 3:30 | 2:44 | 91.07% |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 15:18:16 | 16:44:22 | 16:46:07 | 16:47:53 | 17:58:26 | 3:31 | 2:40 | 90.97% |
 Republic of the Congo | Ouésso | 15:27:21 | 16:48:07 | 16:49:59 | 16:51:49 | 17:58:59 | 3:42 | 2:32 | 90.68% |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mbandaka | 15:31:15 | 16:50:02 | 16:51:31 | 16:53:00 | 17:48:27 (sunset) | 2:58 | 2:17 | 90.54% |
 Burundi | Rutana | 16:43:40 | 17:52:32 | 17:52:49 | 17:55:04 | 17:55:04 (sunset) | 2:34 | 1:11 | 89.91% |
| Burundi | Gitega | 16:43:33 | 17:53:38 | 17:53:51 | 17:54:24 | 17:56:07 (sunset) | 0:46 | 1:13 | 89.91% |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | 16:43:10 | 17:53:00 | 17:54:02 | 17:55:05 | 17:58:28 (sunset) | 2:05 | 1:15 | 89.93% |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peru | Lima | 06:22:05 (sunrise) | 07:04:16 | 08:20:51 | 1:59 | 67.82% | |||
 Ecuador | Quito | 06:08:37 (sunrise) | 07:07:08 | 08:25:17 | 2:17 | 80.05% | |||
 Venezuela | Caracas | 07:09:19 | 08:22:54 | 09:52:00 | 2:43 | 64.06% | |||
 Brazil | Boa Vista | 07:02:44 | 08:23:00 | 10:03:09 | 3:00 | 90.81% | |||
| Guyana | Georgetown | 07:06:54 | 08:30:12 | 10:14:29 | 3:08 | 90.31% | |||
| Suriname | Paramaribo | 08:07:50 | 09:34:13 | 11:23:11 | 3:15 | 91.58% | |||
 French Guiana | Cayenne | 08:09:30 | 09:38:49 | 11:31:52 | 3:22 | 84.55% | |||
| Cape Verde | Santa Maria | 11:21:06 | 13:24:45 | 15:17:10 | 3:56 | 90.81% | |||
 Mauritania | Nouakchott | 12:46:37 | 14:46:22 | 16:28:05 | 3:41 | 81.42% | |||
| Gambia | Banjul | 12:42:47 | 14:47:37 | 16:32:01 | 3:49 | 92.32% | |||
| Senegal | Touba | 12:45:40 | 14:48:51 | 16:31:54 | 3:46 | 92.38% | |||
 Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | 12:46:45 | 14:51:43 | 16:34:46 | 3:48 | 87.94% | |||
 Guinea | Conakry | 12:55:08 | 14:58:56 | 16:38:58 | 3:44 | 81.33% | |||
 Sierra Leone | Freetown | 12:57:42 | 15:01:00 | 16:40:04 | 3:42 | 78.18% | |||
| Mali | Bamako | 13:16:10 | 15:11:33 | 16:43:53 | 3:28 | 91.82% | |||
 Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 13:29:54 | 15:21:54 | 16:50:12 | 3:20 | 81.94% | |||
 Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 13:39:11 | 15:24:32 | 16:48:59 | 3:10 | 84.68% | |||
 Niger | Niamey | 14:50:15 | 16:29:07 | 17:49:16 | 2:59 | 75.64% | |||
| Ghana | Accra | 13:47:55 | 15:31:54 | 16:54:29 | 3:07 | 84.54% | |||
| Togo | Lomé | 13:51:41 | 15:33:41 | 16:55:00 | 3:03 | 88.44% | |||
| Benin | Porto-Novo | 14:55:24 | 16:35:23 | 17:55:27 | 3:00 | 91.16% | |||
| Nigeria | Abuja | 15:06:38 | 16:39:16 | 17:54:51 | 2:48 | 82.63% | |||
 São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | 14:11:00 | 15:43:33 | 16:58:38 | 2:48 | 76.98% | |||
 Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 15:12:42 | 16:43:55 | 17:58:19 | 2:46 | 90.81% | |||
 Gabon | Libreville | 15:16:36 | 16:46:05 | 17:59:16 | 2:43 | 81.18% | |||
 Central African Republic | Bangui | 15:30:02 | 16:49:49 | 17:54:16 (sunset) | 2:24 | 81.61% | |||
| Republic of the Congo | Impfondo | 15:30:18 | 16:50:51 | 17:51:46 (sunset) | 2:21 | 90.51% | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | 15:29:48 | 16:51:19 | 17:53:09 (sunset) | 2:23 | 73.90% | |||
| Burundi | Ruyigi | 16:43:45 | 17:52:31 | 17:54:46 (sunset) | 1:11 | 89.29% | |||
 Rwanda | Kigali | 16:43:27 | 17:53:44 | 17:57:59 (sunset) | 1:15 | 85.89% | |||
| 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 | 2049 May 31 at 10:59:01.7 UTC |
| First umbral external contact | 2049 May 31 at 12:02:48.8 UTC |
| First central line | 2049 May 31 at 12:04:32.9 UTC |
| First umbral internal contact | 2049 May 31 at 12:06:17.1 UTC |
| First penumbral internal contact | 2049 May 31 at 13:10:53.8 UTC |
| Equatorial conjunction | 2049 May 31 at 13:59:23.1 UTC |
| Greatest eclipse | 2049 May 31 at 13:59:58.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic conjunction | 2049 May 31 at 14:01:22.0 UTC |
| Greatest duration | 2049 May 31 at 14:05:27.1 UTC |
| Last penumbral internal contact | 2049 May 31 at 14:49:03.8 UTC |
| Last umbral internal contact | 2049 May 31 at 15:53:39.3 UTC |
| Last central line | 2049 May 31 at 15:55:25.6 UTC |
| Last umbral external contact | 2049 May 31 at 15:57:12.0 UTC |
| Last penumbral external contact | 2049 May 31 at 17:01:01.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse magnitude | 0.96312 |
| Eclipse obscuration | 0.92760 |
| Gamma | −0.11870 |
| Sun right ascension | 04h35m51.4s |
| Sun declination | +22°01'26.4" |
| Sun semi-diameter | 15'46.5" |
| Sun equatorial horizontal parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon right ascension | 04h35m52.6s |
| Moon declination | +21°54'56.7" |
| Moon semi-diameter | 14'57.8" |
| Moon equatorial horizontal parallax | 0°54'55.1" |
| ΔT | 83.7 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
| May 17 Ascending node (full moon) | May 31 Descending node (new moon) | June 15 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|---|
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| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 112 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 138 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 150 |
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