Solar eclipse of August 24, 2063


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Thursday, August 23 and Friday, August 24, 2063, with a magnitude of 1.075. 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 2.5 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger. Perigee did occur near the very end of this eclipse.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of northern China, Mongolia, the northeastern tip of North Korea, southern Primorsky Krai of Russia, northern Japan, and parts of French Polynesia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of East Asia, North Asia, Hawaii, and Oceania.

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 Contact2063 August 23 at 22:47:34.7 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2063 August 23 at 23:42:04.1 UTC
First Central Line2063 August 23 at 23:43:38.1 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2063 August 23 at 23:45:12.3 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2063 August 24 at 00:43:41.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2063 August 24 at 01:08:02.8 UTC
Greatest Duration2063 August 24 at 01:17:30.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2063 August 24 at 01:19:21.7 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2063 August 24 at 01:22:10.6 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2063 August 24 at 02:00:58.2 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2063 August 24 at 02:59:17.7 UTC
Last Central Line2063 August 24 at 03:00:51.8 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2063 August 24 at 03:02:25.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2063 August 24 at 03:56:52.1 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.07497
Eclipse Obscuration1.15557
Gamma0.27715
Sun Right Ascension10h12m03.7s
Sun Declination+11°07'34.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'48.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension10h12m34.5s
Moon Declination+11°22'46.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'43.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'22.6"
ΔT92.9 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.
August 24
Descending node
September 7
Ascending node
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 136		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 148

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2063

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 136

Inex

Triad