A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs on Sunday 17 October, 2134 UT, with maximum eclipse at 16:35 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 65% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, will create an interesting spectacle.
Maximum eclipse is at 16:35:54 UT.
During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.535° in apparent diameter, 0.3% larger than average. The Moon will be just a day past perigee, making it fairly large. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.550° in apparent diameter, which is 3.7% larger than average. This has no real effect on this eclipse, since the Moon's central shadow misses the Earth, making this a partial eclipse. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.
This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html shows the visibility of the partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:
This is the 54th eclipse in solar Saros series 126.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 126, is linked to lunar Saros series 119. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 16:35:54 on 17 Oct UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 16:40:42 on 17 Oct TDT |
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Saros Series | 126 | Number in Series | 54 |
Penumbral Magnitiude | Central Magnitiude | 0.6458 | |
Gamma | 1.1931 | Path Width (km) | 0 |
Delta T | 4m48s | Error | ± 2m29s (95%) |
Penumbral Duration | Partial Duration | ||
Total Duration | |||
Partial Rating | Total Rating | ||
Sun Distance | 149176803 km (43.1%) | Moon Distance | 361641 km (10.4%) |
Sun Diameter | 0.535° | Moon Diameter | 0.550° - 0.550° |
Perigee | 08:01 on 16 Oct UT | Apogee | 09:58 on 28 Oct UT |
Note that while all dates and times on this site (except
where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time,
the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html are in the TDT timescale.
The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.