Solar eclipse of August 3, 2054
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, August 3, 2054, with a magnitude of 0.0655. 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. This event will be the 71st and final event of Solar Saros 117.
| Solar eclipse of August 3, 2054 | |
|---|---|
Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.4941 |
| Magnitude | 0.0655 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 69.8°S 121.3°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 18:04:02 |
| References | |
| Saros | 117 (71 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9629 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2054
- A total lunar eclipse on February 22, 2054.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 9, 2054.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 3, 2054.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 18, 2054.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 2, 2054.
Metonic
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2047
Tritos
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2065
Solar Saros 117
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036
Inex
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 15, 2083
Triad
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 4, 2141
Solar eclipses of 2054–2058
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 2054 to 2058 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 117 | August 3, 2054 Partial |
122 | January 27, 2055 Partial | |
| 127 | July 24, 2055 Total |
132 | January 16, 2056 Annular | |
| 137 | July 12, 2056 Annular |
142 | January 5, 2057 Total | |
| 147 | July 1, 2057 Annular |
152 | December 26, 2057 Total | |
| 157 | June 21, 2058 Partial | |||
Saros 117
It is a part of Saros cycle 117, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 24, 792 AD. It contains annular eclipses from September 18, 936 AD through May 14, 1333, hybrid eclipses from May 25, 1351 through July 8, 1423, and total eclipses from July 18, 1441 through May 19, 1928. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on August 3, 2054. The longest duration of totality was 4 minutes, 19 seconds on April 26, 1892.
| Series members 63-71 occur between 1900 and 2054: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 63 | 64 | 65 |
May 9, 1910 |
May 19, 1928 |
May 30, 1946 |
| 66 | 67 | 68 |
June 10, 1964 |
June 21, 1982 |
July 1, 2000 |
| 69 | 70 | 71 |
July 13, 2018 |
July 23, 2036 |
August 3, 2054 |
References
- 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.
