Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, February 27, 2036, with a magnitude of 0.6286. 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.
A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Antarctica, southeastern Australia, and New Zealand.
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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 | 2036 February 27 at 02:48:35.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2036 February 27 at 04:06:00.3 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2036 February 27 at 04:46:49.0 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2036 February 27 at 05:00:28.4 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2036 February 27 at 06:45:16.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.62863 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.52439 |
| Gamma | −1.19420 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 22h39m15.4s |
| Sun Declination | -08°30'21.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'09.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 22h40m29.9s |
| Moon Declination | -09°33'05.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'57.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'53.9" |
| ΔT | 76.7 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.| February 11 Ascending node | February 27 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2036
- A total lunar eclipse on February 11.A partial solar eclipse on February 27.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 23.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 7.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 21.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 2032
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 28, 2122