Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071

Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma 0.262
Magnitude 1.0333
Maximum eclipse
Duration 191 sec (3 m 11 s)
Coordinates 14°12′N 76°42′W / 14.2°N 76.7°W / 14.2; -76.7
Max. width of band 116 km (72 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 17:20:28
References
Saros 145 (25 of 77)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9668

A total solar eclipse will occur on September 23, 2071. 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 2069-2072

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.

120April 21, 2069

Partial
125October 15, 2069

Partial
130April 11, 2070

Total
135October 4, 2070

Annular
140March 31, 2071

Annular
145September 23, 2071

Total
150March 19, 2072

Partial
155September 12, 2072

Total

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