Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, March 19, 2072, with a magnitude of 0.7199. 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.
The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Antarctica and southern South America.
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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2072 March 19 at 18:04:52.6 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2072 March 19 at 19:27:34.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2072 March 19 at 20:10:31.1 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2072 March 19 at 20:23:39.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2072 March 19 at 22:16:25.5 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.71994 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.63063 |
| Gamma | −1.14049 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h00m16.3s |
| Sun Declination | +00°01'46.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'03.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h01m32.5s |
| Moon Declination | -00°57'26.5" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'53.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'40.7" |
| ΔT | 99.2 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.| March 4 Ascending node | March 19 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2072
- A total lunar eclipse on March 4.A partial solar eclipse on March 19.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 28.
- A total solar eclipse on September 12.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2076
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2063
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2081
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 31, 2090
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2101
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 19, 2159