Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, April 30, 2060, with a magnitude of 1.066. 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 18 hours after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, eastern Burkina Faso, northwestern Nigeria, Niger, northwestern Chad, Libya, northwestern Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey, northwestern Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for much of eastern Brazil, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

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 Contact2060 April 30 at 07:33:37.4 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2060 April 30 at 08:28:28.1 UTC
First Central Line2060 April 30 at 08:29:48.2 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2060 April 30 at 08:31:08.2 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2060 April 30 at 09:28:50.5 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2060 April 30 at 10:09:59.8 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2060 April 30 at 10:12:28.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2060 April 30 at 10:14:55.2 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2060 April 30 at 10:21:02.0 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2060 April 30 at 10:50:53.8 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2060 April 30 at 11:48:45.5 UTC
Last Central Line2060 April 30 at 11:50:04.8 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2060 April 30 at 11:51:24.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2060 April 30 at 12:46:19.7 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.06600
Eclipse Obscuration1.13636
Gamma0.24217
Sun Right Ascension02h33m38.4s
Sun Declination+15°04'16.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'52.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension02h33m13.6s
Moon Declination+15°17'46.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'38.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'05.8"
ΔT90.6 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 15
Descending node
April 30
Ascending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 113		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 139

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2060

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 139

Inex

Triad