Solar eclipse of January 6, 2076


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, January 6, 2076, with a magnitude of 1.0342. 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 8.5 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This will be the first of four solar eclipses in 2076, with the others occurring on June 1, 2076|June 1], July 1, 2076|July 1], and November 26, 2076|November 26].
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and southwestern 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 Contact2076 January 6 at 08:01:50.9 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2076 January 6 at 09:30:07.4 UTC
First Central Line2076 January 6 at 09:32:18.8 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2076 January 6 at 09:34:37.8 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2076 January 6 at 10:05:23.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2076 January 6 at 10:07:27.5 UTC
Greatest Duration2076 January 6 at 10:07:36.9 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2076 January 6 at 10:16:52.4 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2076 January 6 at 10:40:18.1 UTC
Last Central Line2076 January 6 at 10:42:37.7 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2076 January 6 at 10:44:49.5 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2076 January 6 at 12:13:04.2 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.03424
Eclipse Obscuration1.06965
Gamma−0.93732
Sun Right Ascension19h09m11.6s
Sun Declination-22°28'36.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'15.9"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension19h09m16.9s
Moon Declination-23°26'00.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'43.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'24.1"
ΔT102.2 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 22
Ascending node
January 6
Descending node
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 126		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 152

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2076

Metonic

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Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 152

Inex

Triad

Inex series