Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054
Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.1711 |
Magnitude | 0.6678 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 72°00′S97°54′E/ 72°S 97.9°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 12:33:40 |
References | |
Saros | 150(19 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9627 |
A partialsolar eclipsewill occur at the Moon'sdescending nodeof orbit on Monday, March 9, 2054, with amagnitudeof 0.6678. Asolar eclipseoccurs when theMoonpasses betweenEarthand theSun,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[edit]
Eclipses in 2054[edit]
- A total lunar eclipse on February 22, 2054.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 9, 2054.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 3, 2054.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 18, 2054.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 2, 2054.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by:Solar eclipse of May 20, 2050
- Followed by:Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by:Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
- Followed by:Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by:Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045
- Followed by:Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2063
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by:Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
- Followed by:Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065
Solar Saros 150[edit]
- Preceded by:Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
- Followed by:Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by:Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
- Followed by:Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by:Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
- Followed by:Solar eclipse of January 8, 2141
Solar eclipses of 2051–2054[edit]
This eclipse is a member of asemester series.An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternatingnodesof the Moon's orbit.[1]
Solar eclipseseries sets from 2051 to 2054 | ||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||
Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
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 |
Saros 150[edit]
It is a part ofSaros cycle 150,repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 24, 1729. It contains annular eclipses from April 22, 2126 through June 22, 2829. There are no total eclipses in this series. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on September 29, 2991. The longest duration of annularity will be 9 minutes, 58 seconds on December 19, 2522.
Series members 11-21 occur between 1901 and 2100: | ||
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11 | 12 | 13 |
December 12, 1909 |
December 24, 1927 |
January 3, 1946 |
14 | 15 | 16 |
January 14, 1964 |
January 25, 1982 |
February 5, 2000 |
17 | 18 | 19 |
February 15, 2018 |
February 27, 2036 |
March 9, 2054 |
20 | 21 | |
March 19, 2072 |
March 31, 2090 |
Metonic series[edit]
Themetonic seriesrepeats 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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.[2]
Octon series with 21 events between May 21, 1993 and August 2, 2065 | ||||
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May 20–21 | March 8–9 | December 25–26 | October 13–14 | August 1–2 |
98 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 106 |
May 21, 1955 | March 9, 1959 | December 26, 1962 | October 14, 1966 | August 2, 1970 |
108 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 |
May 21, 1974 | March 9, 1978 | December 26, 1981 | October 14, 1985 | August 1, 1989 |
118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
May 21, 1993 |
March 9, 1997 |
December 25, 2000 |
October 14, 2004 |
August 1, 2008 |
128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
May 20, 2012 |
March 9, 2016 |
December 26, 2019 |
October 14, 2023 |
August 2, 2027 |
138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
May 21, 2031 |
March 9, 2035 |
December 26, 2038 |
October 14, 2042 |
August 2, 2046 |
148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
May 20, 2050 |
March 9, 2054 |
December 26, 2057 |
October 13, 2061 |
August 2, 2065 |
158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 166 |
May 20, 2069 |
March 8, 2073 | December 26, 2076 | October 13, 2080 | August 1, 2084 |
References[edit]
- ^van Gent, R.H."Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present".A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles.Utrecht University.Retrieved6 October2018.
- ^Note S1: Eclipses & PredictionsinFreeth, Tony (2014)."Eclipse Prediction on the Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculating Machine Known as the Antikythera Mechanism".PLOS ONE.9(7): e103275.Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j3275F.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103275.PMC4116162.PMID25075747.