Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117

A total solar eclipse will occur on September 26, 2117. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.

Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma0.4442
Magnitude1.0645
Maximum eclipse
Duration303 sec (5 m 3 s)
Coordinates21.9°N 178.4°E / 21.9; 178.4
Max. width of band233 km (145 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse0:55:42
References
Saros136 (43 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9773

Visibility

It will be visible at sunrise across eastern Asia and Kuril Islands, and then crossing the Pacific Ocean. It will be visible as a partial eclipse over Hawaii, and at sunset partial eclipse over parts of Alaska.

Saros 136

Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on June 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 7.74 seconds. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s descending node.[1]

Notes
  1. SEsaros136 at NASA.gov

References
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