Solar eclipse of October 4, 2070
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NextSolar eclipse of March 31, 2071

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, October 4, 2070,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9731. 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 6.1 days before apogee (on October 10, 2070, at 8:45 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]

The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Madagascar. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Central Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.

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]

October 4, 2070 Solar Eclipse Times
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2070 October 4 at 04:21:51.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2070 October 4 at 05:29:10.0 UTC
First Central Line2070 October 4 at 05:30:38.6 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2070 October 4 at 05:32:07.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2070 October 4 at 07:03:22.7 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2070 October 4 at 07:08:56.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2070 October 4 at 07:26:25.7 UTC
Greatest Duration2070 October 4 at 07:44:44.1 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2070 October 4 at 08:45:30.7 UTC
Last Central Line2070 October 4 at 08:47:02.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2070 October 4 at 08:48:34.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2070 October 4 at 09:56:00.9 UTC
October 4, 2070 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.97311
Eclipse Obscuration0.94694
Gamma−0.49496
Sun Right Ascension12h42m00.6s
Sun Declination-04°30'57.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'59.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension12h41m27.3s
Moon Declination-04°57'29.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'20.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'19.0"
ΔT98.1 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.

Eclipse season of October 2070
October 4
Ascending node (new moon)
October 19
Descending node (full moon)
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 135		Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 147

Eclipses in 2070

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 135

Inex

Triad

References

  1. ^ "October 4, 2070 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2070 Oct 04". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.