Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035
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NextSolar eclipse of September 2, 2035

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10, 2035,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9919. 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. The Moon's apparent diameter will be near the average diameter because it will occur 7.6 days after apogee (on March 2, 2035, at 9:30 UTC) and 5.1 days before perigee (on March 15, 2035, at 1:40 UTC).[2]

Annularity will be visible for parts of New Zealand and French Polynesia. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Australia, Oceania, Antarctica, and central Mexico.

Images


Animated path

Eclipse timing

Places experiencing total eclipse

Solar Eclipse of March 9, 2035
(Local Times)
Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseStart of annular eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of annular eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of annularity (min:s)Duration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage
Richmond[a]09:34:4310:51:5510:52:2710:52:5912:18:011:042:4397.50%
Nelson[a]09:34:4510:52:0310:52:3410:53:0612:18:131:032:4397.51%
Paraparaumu[a]09:36:0510:54:2710:54:5810:55:2912:21:341:022:4597.58%
References: [1]

Places experiencing partial eclipse

Solar Eclipse of March 9, 2035
(Local Times)
Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage
Adelaide[a]07:09:53 (sunrise)07:50:2008:55:401:4665.53%
Darwin[a]06:49:50 (sunrise)06:52:0207:03:450:141.19%
Brisbane[a]06:24:2307:24:2508:32:022:0839.40%
Melbourne[a]07:21:4008:24:2609:34:152:1375.65%
Canberra[a]07:21:1608:24:5809:36:172:1566.65%
Sydney[a]07:21:3008:25:3309:37:282:1661.73%
Nouméa[a]07:37:5908:41:3009:53:132:1527.07%
Kingston[a]08:30:4609:43:0511:04:562:3450.62%
Port Vila[a]07:50:1108:46:4909:49:592:0015.11%
Auckland[a]09:34:2410:54:0812:22:292:4883.84%
Wellington[a]09:36:0510:54:4212:20:592:4597.49%
Dumont d'Urville Station[a]07:03:0607:54:4908:48:361:4631.50%
Casey Station[a]06:00:30 (sunrise)06:05:5906:42:390:4226.51%
Suva[a]08:59:0510:10:2411:28:432:3023.88%
Perth[a]06:12:20 (sunrise)06:14:1206:15:330:030.36%
Nuku'alofa[a]10:00:0811:24:1012:54:142:5440.53%
Funafuti[a]09:43:5710:24:3511:07:111:232.79%
Mata Utu[a]09:21:4610:31:5311:45:582:2416.79%
Alofi10:12:5511:41:3713:13:053:0041.82%
Apia[a]10:25:2611:44:2713:05:512:4023.86%
Pago Pago10:25:2511:46:5613:10:242:4526.61%
Fakaofo[a]10:44:4311:53:5813:04:062:1913.52%
Rarotonga11:27:1113:05:4714:40:533:1466.38%
Papeete11:57:5913:37:4015:07:163:0974.24%
Kiritimati[a]12:55:4213:54:0014:48:221:538.25%
Adamstown14:33:5816:00:2117:15:472:4271.26%
Galápagos Islands17:49:5618:03:5118:12:24 (sunset)0:2211.64%
Easter Island18:11:1619:17:4520:17:032:0647.67%
Mexico City18:23:4318:42:1018:44:28 (sunset)0:215.02%
Clipperton IslandClipperton Island16:01:2416:55:0717:27:34 (sunset)1:2629.11%
References: [1]

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]

March 9, 2035 Solar Eclipse Times
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2035 March 9 at 20:22:04.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2035 March 9 at 21:26:19.2 UTC
First Central Line2035 March 9 at 21:27:07.8 UTC
Greatest Duration2035 March 9 at 21:27:07.8 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2035 March 9 at 21:27:56.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2035 March 9 at 22:50:50.5 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2035 March 9 at 22:57:05.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2035 March 9 at 23:05:53.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2035 March 9 at 23:10:39.6 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2035 March 9 at 23:15:08.3 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2035 March 10 at 00:44:04.1 UTC
Last Central Line2035 March 10 at 00:44:49.7 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2035 March 10 at 00:45:35.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2035 March 10 at 01:49:43.7 UTC
March 9, 2035 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.99191
Eclipse Obscuration0.98388
Gamma−0.43679
Sun Right Ascension23h20m17.6s
Sun Declination-04°16'22.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'06.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension23h20m47.9s
Moon Declination-04°40'23.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'44.9"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°57'47.9"
ΔT76.2 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 February–March 2035
February 22
Ascending node (full moon)
March 9
Descending node (new moon)
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 114		Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 140

Eclipses in 2035

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 140

Inex

Triad

Notes

  1. ^ The times listed for this location occur on March 10, 2035, local time.

References

  1. ^ "March 9–10, 2035 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2035 Mar 09". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.