Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, January 16, 2037, with a magnitude of 0.7049. 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 January 16, 2037 | |
|---|---|
Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1477 |
| Magnitude | 0.7049 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 68.5°N 20.8°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 9:48:55 |
| References | |
| Saros | 122 (59 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9590 |
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Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2037
- A partial solar eclipse on January 16, 2037.
- A total lunar eclipse on January 31, 2037.
- A total solar eclipse on July 13, 2037.
- A partial lunar eclipse on July 27, 2037.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2046
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047
Solar Saros 122
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2055
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 27, 2065
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1950
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 18, 2123
Solar eclipses of 2036–2039
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]
Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 27, 2036 and August 21, 2036 occur on the previod lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2036 to 2039 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 117 | July 23, 2036 Partial |
122 | January 16, 2037 Partial | |
| 127 | July 13, 2037 Total |
132 | January 5, 2038 Annular | |
| 137 | July 2, 2038 Annular |
142 | December 26, 2038 Total | |
| 147 | June 21, 2039 Annular |
152 | December 15, 2039 Total | |
Saros 122
It is a part of Saros cycle 122, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 17, 991 AD. It contains total eclipses from July 12, 1135 through August 3, 1171, hybrid eclipses on August 13, 1189 and August 25, 1207, and annular eclipses from September 4, 1225 through October 10, 1874. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 17, 2235. The longest duration of totality was 1 minute, 25 seconds on July 12, 1135, and the longest duration of annularity was 6 minutes, 28 seconds on October 10, 1874.
| Series members 52-68 occur between 1900 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 52 | 53 | 54 |
November 2, 1910 |
November 12, 1928 |
November 23, 1946 |
| 55 | 56 | 57 |
December 4, 1964 |
December 15, 1982 |
December 25, 2000 |
| 58 | 59 | 60 |
January 6, 2019 |
January 16, 2037 |
January 27, 2055 |
| 61 | 62 | 63 |
February 7, 2073 |
February 18, 2091 |
March 1, 2109 |
| 64 | 65 | 66 |
March 13, 2127 |
March 23, 2145 |
April 3, 2163 |
| 67 | 68 | |
April 14, 2181 |
April 25, 2199 | |
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).
| 21 eclipse events between June 12, 2029 and June 12, 2105 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11–12 | March 30–31 | January 16 | November 4–5 | August 23–24 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
June 12, 2029 |
March 30, 2033 |
January 16, 2037 |
November 4, 2040 |
August 23, 2044 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
June 11, 2048 |
March 30, 2052 |
January 16, 2056 |
November 5, 2059 |
August 24, 2063 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
June 11, 2067 |
March 31, 2071 |
January 16, 2075 |
November 4, 2078 |
August 24, 2082 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | |
June 11, 2086 |
March 31, 2090 |
January 16, 2094 |
November 4, 2097 | |
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.
