Solar eclipse of November 15, 2077
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | 0.4705 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9371 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 474 s (7 min 54 s) |
| Coordinates | 7°48′N 70°48′W / 7.8°N 70.8°W |
| Max. width of band | 262 km (163 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:07:56 |
| References | |
| Saros | 134 (47 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9682 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, November 15, 2077,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9371. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially 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 days after apogee (on November 11, 2077, at 17:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Oregon, southwestern Washington, northeastern California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas in the United States, the northeastern Yucatán Peninsula, the western tip of Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Guyana, southern Suriname, and extreme southern French Guiana. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and West Africa.
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 | 2077 November 15 at 14:13:10.5 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2077 November 15 at 15:22:03.8 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2077 November 15 at 15:25:03.1 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2077 November 15 at 15:28:03.6 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2077 November 15 at 16:47:52.0 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2077 November 15 at 17:02:23.8 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2077 November 15 at 17:07:56.2 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2077 November 15 at 17:21:02.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2077 November 15 at 18:48:03.6 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2077 November 15 at 18:51:01.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2077 November 15 at 18:53:58.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2077 November 15 at 20:02:45.4 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.93707 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.87810 |
| Gamma | 0.47047 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 15h26m24.3s |
| Sun Declination | -18°45'33.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'10.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 15h27m01.5s |
| Moon Declination | -18°21'22.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'56.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'51.8" |
| ΔT | 103.7 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.
| November 15 Descending node (new moon) | November 29 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 134 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 146 |
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