Solar eclipse of August 2, 2046

Solar eclipse of August 2, 2046
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Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma -0.535
Magnitude 1.0531
Maximum eclipse
Duration 291 sec (4 m 51 s)
Coordinates 12°42′S 15°12′E / 12.7°S 15.2°E / -12.7; 15.2
Max. width of band 206 km (128 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 10:21:13
References
Saros 146 (29 of 76)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9610

An annular solar eclipse will occur on August 2, 2046. 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 all direct sunlight. Annularity occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.

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Solar eclipses of 2044-2047

Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2044-2047
Ascending node   Descending node
121February 28, 2044

Annular
126August 23, 2044

Total
131February 16, 2045

Annular
136August 12, 2045

Total
141February 5, 2046

Annular
146August 2, 2046

Total
151January 26, 2047

Partial
156July 22, 2047

Partial
Partial solar eclipses on June 23, 2047 and December 16, 2047 occur on the next lunar year eclipse set.

Metonic series

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