Solar eclipse of March 21, 2099
| Solar eclipse of March 21, 2099 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | -0.4016 |
| Magnitude | 0.93 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 452 sec (7 m 32 s) |
| Coordinates | 20°S 149°W / 20°S 149°W |
| Max. width of band | 275 km (171 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 22:54:32 |
| References | |
| Saros | 131 (55 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9731 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur on March 21, 2099. 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.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 2098-2100
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.
| 121 | April 1, 2098 Partial |
126 | September 25, 2098 Partial |
| 131 | March 21, 2099 Annular |
136 | September 14, 2099 Total |
| 141 | March 10, 2100 Annular |
146 | September 4, 2100 Total |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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