Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.0825 |
Magnitude | 0.8622 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 71°06′N 47°00′E / 71.1°N 47°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 17:25:45 |
References | |
Saros | 155 (7 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9589 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur on August 21, 2036. 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.
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Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 2033-2036
Each member 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.
Solar eclipse series sets from 2033-2036 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
120 | March 30, 2033![]() Total |
125 | September 23, 2033![]() Partial | |||
130 | March 20, 2034![]() Total |
136 | September 12, 2034![]() Annular | |||
140 | March 9, 2035![]() Annular |
145 | September 2, 2035![]() Total | |||
150 | February 27, 2036![]() Partial |
155 | August 21, 2036![]() Partial | |||
A partial solar eclipse on July 23, 2036 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set. |
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, progressing from north to south between June 10, 1964 and August 21, 2036 | ||||
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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 |
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