Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068

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Gamma1.0299
Magnitude0.9109
Coordinates68°30′N 131°06′W / 68.5°N 131.1°W / 68.5; -131.1
Greatest eclipse21:32:30
Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068
Partial eclipse
Map
Gamma1.0299
Magnitude0.9109
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates68°30′N 131°06′W / 68.5°N 131.1°W / 68.5; -131.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse21:32:30
References
Saros153 (12 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9661

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, November 24, 2068,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9109. 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 parts of the Russian Far East and much of North America.

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]

November 24, 2068 Solar Eclipse Times
Event Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact 2068 November 24 at 19:16:52.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction 2068 November 24 at 21:21:22.0 UTC
Greatest Eclipse 2068 November 24 at 21:32:29.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction 2068 November 24 at 21:44:08.8 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact 2068 November 24 at 23:48:07.0 UTC
November 24, 2068 Solar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.91091
Eclipse Obscuration 0.85473
Gamma 1.02988
Sun Right Ascension 16h05m39.1s
Sun Declination -20°49'55.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter 16'12.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9"
Moon Right Ascension 16h06m01.8s
Moon Declination -19°53'06.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter 15'08.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°55'33.5"
ΔT 96.7 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.

Eclipse season of November 2068
November 9
Descending node (full moon)
November 24
Ascending node (new moon)
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 127
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 153

References

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