Solar eclipse of October 13, 2061
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −0.9639 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9469 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 221 s (3 min 41 s) |
| Coordinates | 62°06′S 54°24′W / 62.1°S 54.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 743 km (462 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:32:10 |
| References | |
| Saros | 154 (9 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9645 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, October 13, 2061,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9469. 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 1.1 days before apogee (on April 21, 2061, at 4:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of southern Chile, southern Argentina, the Falkland Islands, and Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for much of South America and Antarctica.
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 | 2061 October 13 at 08:10:37.0 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2061 October 13 at 09:55:37.2 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2061 October 13 at 10:02:17.8 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2061 October 13 at 10:10:51.8 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2061 October 13 at 10:32:09.7 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2061 October 13 at 10:35:25.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2061 October 13 at 10:43:11.8 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2061 October 13 at 10:52:48.0 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2061 October 13 at 11:01:25.4 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2061 October 13 at 11:08:09.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2061 October 13 at 11:30:32.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2061 October 13 at 12:53:24.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.94691 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.89664 |
| Gamma | −0.96393 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h16m11.1s |
| Sun Declination | -08°03'03.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 13h14m30.5s |
| Moon Declination | -08°50'16.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'07.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'30.4" |
| ΔT | 91.6 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.
| September 29 Ascending node (full moon) | October 13 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
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| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 128 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 154 |
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