Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 23, 2036, with a magnitude of 0.1991. 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 July 23, 2036 | |
|---|---|
Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.425 |
| Magnitude | 0.1991 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 68.9°S 3.6°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:32:06 |
| References | |
| Saros | 117 (70 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9588 |
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Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2036
- A total lunar eclipse on February 11, 2036.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 27, 2036.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 23, 2036.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 7, 2036.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 21, 2036.
Metonic
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2027
Tritos
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2047
Solar Saros 117
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2054
Inex
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2065
Triad
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 25, 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 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.
