Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, August 21, 2036, with a magnitude of 0.8622. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma1.0825
Magnitude0.8622
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates71.1°N 47°E / 71.1; 47
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse17:25:45
References
Saros155 (7 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9589

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Eclipses in 2036

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 155

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 2033–2036

This 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]

Solar eclipse series sets from 2033 to 2036
Descending node   Ascending node
120March 30, 2033

Total		 125September 23, 2033

Partial
130March 20, 2034

Total		 135September 12, 2034

Annular
140March 9, 2035

Annular		 145September 2, 2035

Total
150February 27, 2036

Partial		 155August 21, 2036

Partial
A partial solar eclipse on July 23, 2036 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Saros 155

It is a part of Saros cycle 155, repeating every 18 years, 11 days (223 synodic months), contains 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 17, 1928. It has total eclipses from September 12, 2072 to August 30, 2649. The series also has 3 hybrid eclipses from September 10, 2667 to October 3, 2703 and 20 annular eclipses from October 13, 2721 to May 8, 3064.

The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 24, 3190. The longest total eclipses will be on October 26, 2144 and on November 6, 2162, at 4 minutes and 5 seconds.[2]

Series members 1–10 occur between 1901 and 2100:
1 2 3

June 17, 1928
June 29, 1946
July 9, 1964
4 5 6

July 20, 1982
July 31, 2000
August 11, 2018
7 8 9

August 21, 2036
September 2, 2054
September 12, 2072
10

September 23, 2090

Metonic series

The 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 June 10, 1964, and August 21, 2036
June 10–11 March 27–29 January 15–16 November 3 August 21–22
117 119 121 123 125

June 10, 1964
March 28, 1968
January 16, 1972
November 3, 1975
August 22, 1979
127 129 131 133 135

June 11, 1983
March 29, 1987
January 15, 1991
November 3, 1994
August 22, 1998
137 139 141 143 145

June 10, 2002
March 29, 2006
January 15, 2010
November 3, 2013
August 21, 2017
147 149 151 153 155

June 10, 2021
March 29, 2025
January 14, 2029
November 3, 2032
August 21, 2036

References
  1. 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.
  2. Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses NASA Eclipse Web Site.
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