Solar eclipse of June 22, 2085
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NextSolar eclipse of December 16, 2085

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, June 22, 2085,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9704. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 4.6 days before apogee (on June 26, 2085, at 16:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

The path of annularity will be visible from parts of India, Myanmar, China, the Ryukyu Islands (including Okinawa), the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania, and Hawaii.

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]

June 22, 2085 solar eclipse times
EventTime (UTC)
First penumbral external contact2085 June 22 at 00:21:14.2 UTC
First umbral external contact2085 June 22 at 01:24:22.9 UTC
First central line2085 June 22 at 01:25:50.9 UTC
First umbral internal contact2085 June 22 at 01:27:19.0 UTC
First penumbral internal contact2085 June 22 at 02:30:35.9 UTC
Greatest duration2085 June 22 at 03:17:43.0 UTC
Equatorial conjunction2085 June 22 at 03:20:41.0 UTC
Ecliptic conjunction2085 June 22 at 03:20:44.5 UTC
Greatest eclipse2085 June 22 at 03:21:15.9 UTC
Last penumbral internal contact2085 June 22 at 04:11:55.8 UTC
Last umbral internal contact2085 June 22 at 05:15:11.5 UTC
Last central line2085 June 22 at 05:16:42.0 UTC
Last umbral external contact2085 June 22 at 05:18:12.5 UTC
Last penumbral external contact2085 June 22 at 06:21:23.2 UTC
June 22, 2085 solar eclipse parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse magnitude0.97041
Eclipse obscuration0.94170
Gamma0.04525
Sun right ascension06h06m22.6s
Sun declination+23°25'12.0"
Sun semi-diameter15'44.3"
Sun equatorial horizontal parallax08.7"
Moon right ascension06h06m23.8s
Moon declination+23°27'40.5"
Moon semi-diameter15'02.4"
Moon equatorial horizontal parallax0°55'11.8"
ΔT110.1 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Eclipse season of June–July 2085
June 8
Ascending node (full moon)
June 22
Descending node (new moon)
July 7
Ascending node (full moon)
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 112		Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 138		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 150

Eclipses in 2085

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 138

Inex

Triad

Notes

  1. ^ "June 22, 2085 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2085 Jun 22". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 23 August 2024.