A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, December 5, 2048, with a magnitude of 1.044. 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 and turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region spanning thousands of kilometres.
Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | −0.3973 |
Magnitude | 1.044 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 208 s (3 min 28 s) |
Coordinates | 46°06′S 56°24′W / 46.1°S 56.4°W |
Max. width of band | 160 km (99 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 15:35:27 |
References | |
Saros | 133 (47 of 72) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9616 |
Images
editRelated eclipses
editEclipses in 2048
edit- A total lunar eclipse on January 1, 2048.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 11, 2048.
- A partial lunar eclipse on June 26, 2048.
- A total solar eclipse on December 5, 2048.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 20, 2048.
Metonic
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 22, 2052
Tzolkinex
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2041
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2056
Half-Saros
edit- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057
Tritos
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 5, 2059
Solar Saros 133
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 17, 2066
Inex
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 15, 2077
Triad
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 1962
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 7, 2135
Solar eclipses of 2047–2050
editThis 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.[1]
Note: Partial lunar eclipses on January 26, 2047 and July 22, 2047 occur on the previous lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse sets from 2047 to 2050 | ||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||
118 | June 23, 2047 Partial |
123 | December 16, 2047 Partial | |
128 | June 11, 2048 Annular |
133 | December 5, 2048 Total | |
138 | May 31, 2049 Annular |
143 | November 25, 2049 Hybrid | |
148 | May 20, 2050 Hybrid |
153 | November 14, 2050 Partial |
Saros 133
editSolar Saros 133, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 13, 1219. It contains annular eclipses from November 20, 1435, through January 13, 1526, with a hybrid eclipse on January 24, 1544. It has total eclipses from February 3, 1562, through June 21, 2373. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on September 5, 2499. The longest duration of totality was 6 minutes, 49.97 seconds on August 7, 1850.[2] The total eclipses of this saros series are getting shorter and farther south with each iteration. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s ascending node.
Series members 30–56 occur between 1742 and 2211 | ||
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30 | 31 | 32 |
June 3, 1742 | June 13, 1760 | June 24, 1778 |
33 | 34 | 35 |
July 4, 1796 | July 17, 1814 | July 27, 1832 |
36 | 37 | 38 |
August 7, 1850 | August 18, 1868 |
August 29, 1886 |
39 | 40 | 41 |
September 9, 1904 |
September 21, 1922 |
October 1, 1940 |
42 | 43 | 44 |
October 12, 1958 |
October 23, 1976 |
November 3, 1994 |
45 | 46 | 47 |
November 13, 2012 |
November 25, 2030 |
December 5, 2048 |
48 | 49 | 50 |
December 17, 2066 |
December 27, 2084 |
January 8, 2103 |
51 | 52 | 53 |
January 19, 2121 |
January 30, 2139 |
February 9, 2157 |
54 | 55 | 56 |
February 21, 2175 |
March 3, 2193 |
March 15, 2211 |
Metonic series
editThe 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 ascending node.
21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 13, 2018 and July 12, 2094 | ||||
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July 12–13 | April 30-May 1 | February 16–17 | December 5–6 | September 22–23 |
117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
July 13, 2018 |
April 30, 2022 |
February 17, 2026 |
December 5, 2029 |
September 23, 2033 |
127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
July 13, 2037 |
April 30, 2041 |
February 16, 2045 |
December 5, 2048 |
September 22, 2052 |
137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
July 12, 2056 |
April 30, 2060 |
February 17, 2064 |
December 6, 2067 |
September 23, 2071 |
147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
July 13, 2075 |
May 1, 2079 |
February 16, 2083 |
December 6, 2086 |
September 23, 2090 |
157 | ||||
July 12, 2094 |
References
edit- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros133.html
External links
edit- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC