Solar eclipse of April 11, 2070
PreviousSolar eclipse of October 15, 2069
NextSolar eclipse of October 4, 2070

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11, 2070,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0472. 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 1.6 days before perigee (on April 12, 2070, at 17:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]

The path of totality will be visible from parts of Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Yongxing Island, the southern tip of Taiwan, and the Nanpō Islands. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for most of Asia and parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and western Canada.

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.[3]

April 11, 2070 Solar Eclipse Times
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2070 April 10 at 23:59:46.0 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2070 April 11 at 00:57:51.3 UTC
First Central Line2070 April 11 at 00:58:44.4 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2070 April 11 at 00:59:37.6 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2070 April 11 at 02:06:46.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2070 April 11 at 02:32:21.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2070 April 11 at 02:36:09.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2070 April 11 at 02:39:03.0 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2070 April 11 at 02:47:19.1 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2070 April 11 at 03:05:15.2 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2070 April 11 at 04:12:30.9 UTC
Last Central Line2070 April 11 at 04:13:25.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2070 April 11 at 04:14:20.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2070 April 11 at 05:12:23.7 UTC
April 11, 2070 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.04715
Eclipse Obscuration1.09653
Gamma0.36524
Sun Right Ascension01h19m45.0s
Sun Declination+08°24'18.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'57.8"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension01h19m20.0s
Moon Declination+08°45'25.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'27.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'23.9"
ΔT97.7 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle

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.

Eclipse season of April 2070
April 11
Descending node (new moon)
April 25
Ascending node (full moon)
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 130		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 142

Eclipses in 2070

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 130

Inex

Triad

Notes

  1. ^ "April 10–11, 2070 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Total Solar Eclipse of 2070 Apr 11". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.