Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
| Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | -1.2094 |
| Magnitude | 0.6024 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 72°00′S 117°42′E / 72°S 117.7°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 21:02:14 |
| References | |
| Saros | 125 (56 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9622 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur on October 4, 2051. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 2051-2054
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.
| 120 | April 11, 2051 Partial |
125 | October 4, 2051 Partial |
| 130 | March 30, 2052 Total |
135 | September 22, 2052 Annular |
| 140 | March 20, 2053 Annular |
145 | September 12, 2053 Total |
| 150 | March 9, 2054 Partial |
155 | September 2, 2054 Partial |
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