Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20, 2042, with a magnitude of 1.0614. 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. Occurring about 21 hours after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of western Indonesia, eastern Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines. A partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, East Asia, Northeast Asia, Hawaii, and northwestern North America.

Images

Animated path

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
EventTime
First Penumbral External Contact2042 April 19 at 23:41:45.0 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2042 April 20 at 00:37:26.5 UTC
First Central Line2042 April 20 at 00:38:41.2 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2042 April 20 at 00:39:55.9 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2042 April 20 at 01:40:21.0 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2042 April 20 at 02:17:30.1 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2042 April 20 at 02:20:31.9 UTC
Greatest Duration2042 April 20 at 02:21:20.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2042 April 20 at 02:32:33.0 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2042 April 20 at 02:54:18.5 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2042 April 20 at 03:54:56.1 UTC
Last Central Line2042 April 20 at 03:56:09.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2042 April 20 at 03:57:23.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2042 April 20 at 04:53:11.4 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.06144
Eclipse Obscuration1.12666
Gamma0.29559
Sun Right Ascension01h52m12.4s
Sun Declination+11°31'19.4"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'55.3"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension01h51m39.9s
Moon Declination+11°47'27.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'37.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'01.4"
ΔT79.8 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
April 5
Descending node
April 20
Ascending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 113		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 139

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Inex

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