Solar eclipse of September 22, 2052
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| Annular eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −0.448 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.9734 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 171 s (2 min 51 s) |
| Coordinates | 25°42′S 175°00′E / 25.7°S 175°E |
| Max. width of band | 106 km (66 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 23:39:10 |
| References | |
| Saros | 135 (41 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9624 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Sunday, September 22 and Monday, September 23, 2052,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9734. 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 5.9 days before apogee (on September 28, 2052, at 20:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of southern Indonesia, East Timor, the northern tip of Queensland, Australia, and New Caledonia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Oceania, 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 | 2052 September 22 at 20:49:51.5 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2052 September 22 at 21:56:15.3 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2052 September 22 at 21:57:42.0 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2052 September 22 at 21:59:08.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2052 September 22 at 23:34:05.9 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2052 September 22 at 23:39:09.7 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2052 September 22 at 23:55:26.1 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2052 September 23 at 00:05:29.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2052 September 23 at 01:18:56.2 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2052 September 23 at 01:20:26.2 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2052 September 23 at 01:21:56.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2052 September 23 at 02:28:26.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.97338 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.94747 |
| Gamma | −0.44804 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 12h02m27.0s |
| Sun Declination | -00°15'55.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'56.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 12h01m56.4s |
| Moon Declination | -00°39'49.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'17.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'08.8" |
| ΔT | 85.7 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.
| September 22 Ascending node (new moon) | October 8 Descending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
|  |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 135 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 147 |
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