Solar eclipse of April 9, 1986
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, April 9, 1986, with a magnitude of 0.8236. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Antarctica, Australia, Indonesia, and New Zealand.
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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1986 April 09 at 04:10:36.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1986 April 09 at 05:14:50.1 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1986 April 09 at 06:09:02.6 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1986 April 09 at 06:21:22.4 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1986 April 09 at 08:32:39.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.82362 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.75723 |
| Gamma | −1.08215 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 01h10m32.0s |
| Sun Declination | +07°29'00.7" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'58.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 01h12m23.9s |
| Moon Declination | +06°36'30.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'59.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'01.4" |
| ΔT | 55.0 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 9 Ascending node | April 24 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 119 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 131 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1986
A partial solar eclipse on April 9.- A total lunar eclipse on April 24.
- A hybrid solar eclipse on October 3.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 17.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 1990
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1977
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 1995
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 1975
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997
Solar Saros 119
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 28, 1968
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 1957
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1899
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2073