Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, December 5, 2048, with a magnitude of 1.044. 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 greater than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight. 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 16.5 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Chile, Argentina, Namibia, and Botswana. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southern and central South America, Antarctica, and Southern Africa.

Images

Animated path

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 Contact2048 December 5 at 13:01:48.0 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2048 December 5 at 13:59:50.8 UTC
First Central Line2048 December 5 at 14:00:39.2 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2048 December 5 at 14:01:27.6 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2048 December 5 at 15:11:41.9 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2048 December 5 at 15:31:22.2 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2048 December 5 at 15:35:26.7 UTC
Greatest Duration2048 December 5 at 15:36:11.2 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2048 December 5 at 15:36:12.8 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2048 December 5 at 15:59:10.8 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2048 December 5 at 17:09:24.3 UTC
Last Central Line2048 December 5 at 17:10:13.5 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2048 December 5 at 17:11:02.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2048 December 5 at 18:09:03.3 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.04400
Eclipse Obscuration1.08994
Gamma−0.39728
Sun Right Ascension16h51m20.5s
Sun Declination-22°29'40.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'13.8"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension16h51m18.6s
Moon Declination-22°53'56.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'40.9"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'13.3"
ΔT83.5 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 5
Ascending node
December 20
Descending node
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 133		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 145

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Eclipses in 2048

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 133

Inex

Triad