Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068

Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068
Map
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 

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
  • Google interactive map
  • Besselian elements