Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Monday, December 16 and Tuesday, December 17, 2047, with a magnitude of 0.8816. 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 last of four partial solar eclipses in 2047, with the others occurring on January 26, June 23, and July 22.
The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Antarctica, southern Chile, and southern Argentina.
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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 | 2047 December 16 at 21:54:51.1 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2047 December 16 at 23:39:29.9 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2047 December 16 at 23:43:45.7 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2047 December 16 at 23:50:12.3 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2047 December 17 at 01:45:38.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.88166 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.85529 |
| Gamma | −1.06605 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 17h37m56.6s |
| Sun Declination | -23°20'10.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'15.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 17h38m13.1s |
| Moon Declination | -24°24'51.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'35.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'54.9" |
| ΔT | 82.9 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.| December 16 Ascending node | January 1 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 123 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 135 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2047
- A total lunar eclipse on January 12.
- A partial solar eclipse on January 26.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 23.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 7.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 22.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on December 16.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2055
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2038
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 22, 2056
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 16, 2058
Solar Saros 123
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 27, 2065
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 26, 2076
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 1961
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 17, 2134