Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 30, 2033, with a magnitude of 1.0462. 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 11 hours after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
Totality will be visible from parts of the Russian Far East and Alaska, including in the cities of Nome, Alaska and Utqiaġvik, Alaska in the mid-morning hours. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of eastern Russia, Hawaii, North America, Greenland, and Iceland. This will be the last of 55 umbral eclipses in Solar Saros 120.
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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 | 2033 March 30 at 16:00:45.9 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2033 March 30 at 17:37:02.7 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2033 March 30 at 17:42:17.4 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2033 March 30 at 17:49:24.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2033 March 30 at 17:52:49.1 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2033 March 30 at 18:02:19.5 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2033 March 30 at 18:02:35.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2033 March 30 at 18:15:23.7 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2033 March 30 at 18:22:30.8 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2033 March 30 at 18:27:45.2 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2033 March 30 at 18:34:26.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2033 March 30 at 20:04:11.4 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.04616 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.09444 |
| Gamma | 0.97777 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 00h38m02.8s |
| Sun Declination | +04°05'47.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'00.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 00h36m50.4s |
| Moon Declination | +05°02'48.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'42.2" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'18.3" |
| ΔT | 75.3 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 30 Descending node | April 14 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 120 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 132 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2033
A total solar eclipse on March 30.- A total lunar eclipse on April 14.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 23.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 8.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
Solar Saros 120
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 30, 2120