Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, December 15, 2039,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0356. 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. Occurring about 4.5 hours before perigee (on December 15, 2039, at 20:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
The totality of the eclipse begins in the southern Pacific Ocean, passing over much of Antarctica and closely reaching the South Pole. A partial eclipse will be visible in the southern extremities of South America and Africa. It will terminate in the southern Indian Ocean several hours later.[3]
Images
File:SE2039Dec15T.gif
Animated path
Eclipse details
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.[4]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2039 December 15 at 14:18:57.1 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2039 December 15 at 15:48:33.4 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2039 December 15 at 15:51:02.4 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2039 December 15 at 15:53:42.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2039 December 15 at 16:23:45.9 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2039 December 15 at 16:23:51.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2039 December 15 at 16:33:15.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2039 December 15 at 16:38:03.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2039 December 15 at 16:53:39.5 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2039 December 15 at 16:56:19.9 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2039 December 15 at 16:58:49.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2039 December 15 at 18:28:28.1 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.03558 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.07243 |
| Gamma | −0.94577 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 17h31m51.4s |
| Sun Declination | -23°16'37.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'14.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 17h31m14.4s |
| Moon Declination | -24°13'58.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'44.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'26.8" |
| ΔT | 78.5 s |
Eclipse season
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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.
| November 30 Ascending node (full moon) |
December 15 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2039Nov30.png | File:SE2039Dec15T.png |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 126 |
Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 152 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2039
- A partial lunar eclipse on June 6.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 21.
- A partial lunar eclipse on November 30.
- A total solar eclipse on December 15.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 2030
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2050
Solar Saros 152
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 16, 2126
Solar eclipses of 2036–2039
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.[5]
The partial solar eclipses on February 27, 2036 and August 21, 2036 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2036 to 2039 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 117 | July 23, 2036 File:SE2036Jul23P.png Partial |
−1.425 | 122 | January 16, 2037 File:SE2037Jan16P.png Partial |
1.1477 | |
| 127 | July 13, 2037 File:SE2037Jul13T.png Total |
−0.7246 | 132 | January 5, 2038 File:SE2038Jan05A.png Annular |
0.4169 | |
| 137 | July 2, 2038 File:SE2038Jul02A.png Annular |
0.0398 | 142 | December 26, 2038 File:SE2038Dec26T.png Total |
−0.2881 | |
| 147 | June 21, 2039 File:SE2039Jun21A.png Annular |
0.8312 | 152 | December 15, 2039 File:SE2039Dec15T.png Total |
−0.9458 | |
Saros 152
Template:Solar Saros series 152
Metonic series
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
| 21 eclipse events between July 22, 1971 and July 22, 2047 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22 | May 9–11 | February 26–27 | December 14–15 | October 2–3 |
| 116 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 |
| File:SE1971Jul22P.png July 22, 1971 |
File:SE1975May11P.png May 11, 1975 |
File:SE1979Feb26T.png February 26, 1979 |
File:SE1982Dec15P.png December 15, 1982 |
File:SE1986Oct03H.png October 3, 1986 |
| 126 | 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 |
| File:SE1990Jul22T.png July 22, 1990 |
File:SE1994May10A.png May 10, 1994 |
File:SE1998Feb26T.png February 26, 1998 |
File:SE2001Dec14A.png December 14, 2001 |
File:SE2005Oct03A.png October 3, 2005 |
| 136 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 |
| File:SE2009Jul22T.png July 22, 2009 |
File:SE2013May10A.png May 10, 2013 |
File:SE2017Feb26A.png February 26, 2017 |
File:SE2020Dec14T.png December 14, 2020 |
File:SE2024Oct02A.png October 2, 2024 |
| 146 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 |
| File:SE2028Jul22T.png July 22, 2028 |
File:SE2032May09A.png May 9, 2032 |
File:SE2036Feb27P.png February 27, 2036 |
File:SE2039Dec15T.png December 15, 2039 |
File:SE2043Oct03A.png October 3, 2043 |
| 156 | ||||
| File:SE2047Jul22P.png July 22, 2047 | ||||
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2007 March 19
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2011 January 4
References
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