Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, April 30, 2041, with a magnitude of 1.0189. 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 3.75 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

Path description

The path of totality will begin in the South Atlantic Ocean before making landfall at Luanda, the capital of Angola. From there, the path will cross the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, and Somalia. The path will then exit Africa and end over the Indian Ocean.
A partial solar eclipse will also be visible over much of eastern South America, Africa, Antarctica, the Middle East, and South Asia.

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 Contact2041 April 30 at 09:12:27.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2041 April 30 at 10:15:41.8 UTC
First Central Line2041 April 30 at 10:15:50.2 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2041 April 30 at 10:15:58.6 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2041 April 30 at 11:30:49.1 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2041 April 30 at 11:46:56.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2041 April 30 at 11:47:32.9 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2041 April 30 at 11:52:20.8 UTC
Greatest Duration2041 April 30 at 11:53:28.8 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2041 April 30 at 11:58:14.0 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2041 April 30 at 13:28:59.8 UTC
Last Central Line2041 April 30 at 13:29:05.6 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2041 April 30 at 13:29:11.3 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2041 April 30 at 14:32:28.9 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.01891
Eclipse Obscuration1.03817
Gamma−0.44919
Sun Right Ascension02h32m22.2s
Sun Declination+14°58'18.8"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'52.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension02h33m06.0s
Moon Declination+14°34'20.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'56.6"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°58'30.8"
ΔT79.3 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 30
Ascending node
May 16
Descending node
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 129		Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 141

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2041

A total solar eclipse on April 30.

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 129

Inex

Triad