Solar eclipse of December 26, 2038
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, December 25 and Sunday, December 26, 2038,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0268. 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 1.7 days after perigee (on December 24, 2038, at 8:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
Totality will be visible from parts of Australia and New Zealand. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Southeast Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and Oceania.
In some parts of the world it will fall on Christmas Day, the first such eclipse since 2000, and the last until 2057.[3]Template:Rp
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 | 2038 December 25 at 22:20:51.4 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2038 December 25 at 23:19:15.0 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2038 December 25 at 23:19:33.4 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2038 December 25 at 23:19:51.9 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2038 December 26 at 00:23:04.9 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2038 December 26 at 00:59:26.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2038 December 26 at 01:00:09.7 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2038 December 26 at 01:02:10.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2038 December 26 at 01:03:10.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2038 December 26 at 01:37:10.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2038 December 26 at 02:40:28.5 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2038 December 26 at 02:40:45.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2038 December 26 at 02:41:01.5 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2038 December 26 at 03:39:31.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.02685 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.05443 |
| Gamma | −0.28813 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 18h18m51.7s |
| Sun Declination | -23°21'47.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 18h18m46.7s |
| Moon Declination | -23°39'05.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'25.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'18.1" |
| ΔT | 78.0 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.
| December 11 Ascending node (full moon) |
December 26 Descending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2038Dec11.png | File:SE2038Dec26T.png |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 116 |
Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 142 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2038
- An annular solar eclipse on January 5.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 21.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 17.
- An annular solar eclipse on July 2.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 16.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 11.
- A total solar eclipse on December 26.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2031
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2029
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2049
Solar Saros 142
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1952
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 26, 2125
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 142
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 142, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 17, 1624. It contains a hybrid eclipse on July 14, 1768, and total eclipses from July 25, 1786 through October 29, 2543. There are no annular eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on June 5, 2904. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality will be produced by member 38 at 6 minutes, 34 seconds on May 28, 2291. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[6]
| Series members 11–32 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 12 | 13 |
| File:SE1804Aug05T.png August 5, 1804 |
File:SE1822Aug16T.png August 16, 1822 |
File:SE1840Aug27T.png August 27, 1840 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 |
| File:SE1858Sep07T.png September 7, 1858 |
File:SE1876Sep17T.png September 17, 1876 |
File:SE1894Sep29T.png September 29, 1894 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 |
| File:SE1912Oct10T.png October 10, 1912 |
File:SE1930Oct21T.png October 21, 1930 |
File:SE1948Nov01T.png November 1, 1948 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 |
| File:SE1966Nov12T.png November 12, 1966 |
File:SE1984Nov22T.png November 22, 1984 |
File:SE2002Dec04T.png December 4, 2002 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 |
| File:SE2020Dec14T.png December 14, 2020 |
File:SE2038Dec26T.png December 26, 2038 |
File:SE2057Jan05T.png January 5, 2057 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 |
| File:SE2075Jan16T.png January 16, 2075 |
File:SE2093Jan27T.png January 27, 2093 |
File:SE2111Feb08T.png February 8, 2111 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
| File:SE2129Feb18T.png February 18, 2129 |
File:SE2147Mar02T.png March 2, 2147 |
File:SE2165Mar12T.png March 12, 2165 |
| 32 | ||
| File:SE2183Mar23T.png March 23, 2183 | ||
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 May 21, 1993 and May 20, 2069 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20–21 | March 9 | December 25–26 | October 13–14 | August 1–2 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
| File:SE1993May21P.png May 21, 1993 |
File:SE1997Mar09T.png March 9, 1997 |
File:SE2000Dec25P.png December 25, 2000 |
File:SE2004Oct14P.png October 14, 2004 |
File:SE2008Aug01T.png August 1, 2008 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
| File:SE2012May20A.png May 20, 2012 |
File:SE2016Mar09T.png March 9, 2016 |
File:SE2019Dec26A.png December 26, 2019 |
File:SE2023Oct14A.png October 14, 2023 |
File:SE2027Aug02T.png August 2, 2027 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
| File:SE2031May21A.png May 21, 2031 |
File:SE2035Mar09A.png March 9, 2035 |
File:SE2038Dec26T.png December 26, 2038 |
File:SE2042Oct14A.png October 14, 2042 |
File:SE2046Aug02T.png August 2, 2046 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
| File:SE2050May20H.png May 20, 2050 |
File:SE2054Mar09P.png March 9, 2054 |
File:SE2057Dec26T.png December 26, 2057 |
File:SE2061Oct13A.png October 13, 2061 |
File:SE2065Aug02P.png August 2, 2065 |
| 158 | ||||
| File:SE2069May20P.png May 20, 2069 | ||||
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2006 March 29
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2010 January 15
References
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