Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
| Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038 | |
|---|---|
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| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.0398 |
| Magnitude | 0.9911 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 60 sec (1 m 0 s) |
| Coordinates | 25°24′N 21°54′W / 25.4°N 21.9°W |
| Max. width of band | 31 km (19 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:32:55 |
| References | |
| Saros | 137 (37 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9593 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur on July 2, 2038. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.
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Related eclipses
There are a 7 eclipses in 2038 (the maximum possible), included four penumbral lunar eclipses: January 21, June 17, July 16, and December 11.
Solar eclipses of 2036-2039
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.
Note: Partial lunar eclipses on February 27, 2036 and August 21, 2036 occur on the previod lunar year eclipse set.
| Descending node | Ascending 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 | |
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).
| July 1-2 | April 19-20 | February 5-7 | November 24-25 | September 12-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
 July 1, 2000 |
 April 19, 2004 |
 February 7, 2008 |
 November 25, 2011 |
 September 13, 2015 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
 July 2, 2019 |
 April 20, 2023 |
 February 6, 2027 |
 November 25, 2030 |
 September 12, 2034 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
July 2, 2038 |
 April 20, 2042 |
 February 5, 2046 |
 November 25, 2049 |
 September 12, 2053 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
 July 1, 2057 |
 April 20, 2061 |
 February 5, 2065 |
 November 24, 2068 |
 September 12, 2072 |
| 157 | ||||
 July 1, 2076 |
