Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068
Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | -0.797 |
Magnitude | 1.011 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 66 sec (1 m 6 s) |
Coordinates | 31°00′S 123°12′E / 31°S 123.2°E |
Max. width of band | 63 km (39 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 3:56:39 |
References | |
Saros | 148 (24 of 75) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9660 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on May 31, 2068. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 2065-2069
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.
118 | July 3, 2065![]() Partial |
123 | December 27, 2065![]() Partial |
128 | June 22, 2066![]() Annular |
133 | December 17, 2066![]() Total |
138 | June 11, 2067![]() Annular |
143 | December 6, 2067![]() Hybrid |
148 | May 31, 2068![]() Total |
153 | November 24, 2068![]() Partial |
158 | May 20, 2069![]() Partial |
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 1, 2011 and June 1, 2087 | ||||
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May 31 – June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
118 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
![]() June 1, 2011 |
![]() March 20, 2015 |
![]() January 6, 2019 |
![]() October 25, 2022 |
![]() August 12, 2026 |
128 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
![]() June 1, 2030 |
![]() March 20, 2034 |
![]() January 5, 2038 |
![]() October 25, 2041 |
![]() August 12, 2045 |
138 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
![]() May 31, 2049 |
![]() March 20, 2053 |
![]() January 5, 2057 |
![]() October 24, 2060 |
![]() August 12, 2064 |
148 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
![]() May 31, 2068 |
![]() March 19, 2072 |
![]() January 6, 2076 |
![]() October 24, 2079 |
![]() August 13, 2083 |
157 | ||||
![]() June 1, 2087 |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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