Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057
| Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.9405 |
| Magnitude | 1.0348 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 110 sec (1 m 50 s) |
| Coordinates | 84°54′S 21°48′E / 84.9°S 21.8°E |
| Max. width of band | 355 km (221 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 1:14:35 |
| References | |
| Saros | 152 (15 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9636 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on December 26, 2057. 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 2054-2058
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.
| 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 |
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).
This octon series has 21 eclipse events between May 21, 1993 and August 2, 2065.
| May 20-21 | March 9 | December 25-26 | October 13-14 | August 1-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
 May 21, 1993 |
 March 9, 1997 |
 December 25, 2000 |
 October 14, 2004 |
 August 1, 2008 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 May 20, 2012 |
 March 9, 2016 |
 December 26, 2019 |
 October 14, 2023 |
 August 2, 2027 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 May 21, 2031 |
 March 9, 2035 |
 December 26, 2038 |
 October 14, 2042 |
 August 2, 2046 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
 May 20, 2050 |
 March 9, 2054 |
December 26, 2057 |
 October 13, 2061 |
 August 2, 2065 |
| 158 | ||||
 May 20, 2069 |
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