Solar eclipse of December 27, 2084


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 27, 2084, with a magnitude of 1.0396. 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 21 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of the Crozet Islands. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Southern Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.

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 Contact2084 December 27 at 06:40:00.9 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2084 December 27 at 07:38:40.8 UTC
First Central Line2084 December 27 at 07:39:22.1 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2084 December 27 at 07:40:03.4 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2084 December 27 at 08:52:40.6 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2084 December 27 at 09:07:27.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2084 December 27 at 09:09:35.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2084 December 27 at 09:12:49.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2084 December 27 at 09:13:48.0 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2084 December 27 at 09:35:05.2 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2084 December 27 at 10:47:35.5 UTC
Last Central Line2084 December 27 at 10:48:17.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2084 December 27 at 10:49:00.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2084 December 27 at 11:47:35.5 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.03962
Eclipse Obscuration1.08082
Gamma−0.40944
Sun Right Ascension18h28m34.2s
Sun Declination-23°15'58.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'15.7"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension18h28m50.3s
Moon Declination-23°40'38.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'38.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'05.5"
ΔT109.7 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 27
Ascending node
January 10
Descending node
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 133		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 145

Related eclipses

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Tzolkinex

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Tritos

Solar Saros 133

Inex

Triad