A partial solar eclipse will occur on Sunday, November 4, 2040. 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.
| Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.0993 |
| Magnitude | 0.8074 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 62°12′N 53°24′W / 62.2°N 53.4°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 19:09:02 |
| References | |
| Saros | 124 (56 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9598 |
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Related eclipses edit
Solar eclipses of 2040–2043 edit
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[1]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2040 to 2043 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 119 | May 11, 2040 Partial |
124 | November 4, 2040 Annular | |
| 129 | April 30, 2041 Total |
134 | October 25, 2041 Annular | |
| 139 | April 20, 2042 Total |
144 | October 14, 2042 Annular | |
| 149 | April 9, 2043 Total (non-central) |
154 | October 3, 2043 Annular (non-central) | |
Saros 124 edit
Solar saros 124, repeating every about 18 years and 11 days, contains 73 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 6, 1049. It contains total eclipses from June 12, 1211, to September 22, 1968, and a hybrid solar eclipse on October 3, 1986. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on May 11, 2347. The longest total eclipse occurred on May 3, 1734, at 5 minutes and 46 seconds.[2]
| Series members 43–59 occur between 1801 and 2100: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 44 | 45 |
 June 16, 1806 |
 June 26, 1824 |
 July 8, 1842 |
| 46 | 47 | 48 |
 July 18, 1860 |
 July 29, 1878 |
 August 9, 1896 |
| 49 | 50 | 51 |
 August 21, 1914 |
 August 31, 1932 |
 September 12, 1950 |
| 52 | 53 | 54 |
 September 22, 1968 |
 October 3, 1986 |
 October 14, 2004 |
| 55 | 56 | 57 |
 October 25, 2022 |
November 4, 2040 |
 November 16, 2058 |
| 58 | 59 | |
 November 26, 2076 |
 December 7, 2094 | |
Metonic cycle edit
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
| 21 eclipse events between June 12, 2029 and June 12, 2105 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11–12 | March 30–31 | January 16 | November 4–5 | August 23–24 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
 June 12, 2029 |
 March 30, 2033 |
 January 16, 2037 |
November 4, 2040 |
 August 23, 2044 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 June 11, 2048 |
 March 30, 2052 |
 January 16, 2056 |
 November 5, 2059 |
 August 24, 2063 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 June 11, 2067 |
 March 31, 2071 |
 January 16, 2075 |
 November 4, 2078 |
 August 24, 2082 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | |
 June 11, 2086 |
 March 31, 2090 |
 January 16, 2094 |
 November 4, 2097 | |
References edit
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses NASA Eclipse Web Site.
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