Solar eclipse of August 2, 2065
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, August 2, 2065, with a magnitude of 0.4903. 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.
This will be the third of four partial solar eclipses in 2065, with the others occurring on February 5, 2065|February 5], July 3, 2065|July 3], and December 27, 2065|December 27].
The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of eastern South Africa, southern Madagascar, and Antarctica.
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 | 2065 August 2 at 03:55:46.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2065 August 2 at 05:34:16.6 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2065 August 2 at 05:47:56.2 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2065 August 2 at 06:29:36.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2065 August 2 at 07:12:19.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.49029 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.37827 |
| Gamma | −1.27584 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 08h51m52.4s |
| Sun Declination | +17°35'43.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'45.5" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 08h50m03.4s |
| Moon Declination | +16°28'16.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'28.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'49.3" |
| ΔT | 94.3 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| July 3 Descending node | July 17 Ascending node | August 2 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 118 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 130 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 156 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2065
- A total lunar eclipse on January 22.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 5.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 3.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 17.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 2.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 27.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 13, 2061
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [May 20, 2069]
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [June 21, 2058]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2072
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 2056
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2074
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [September 2, 2054]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [July 1, 2076]
Solar Saros 156
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [August 13, 2083]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [August 21, 2036]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [July 12, 2094]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [October 2, 1978]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [June 3, 2152]
Solar eclipses of 2062–2065