Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, March 9, 2054, with a magnitude of 0.6678. 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, South Africa, and southern Madagascar.
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 | 2054 March 9 at 10:32:08.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2054 March 9 at 11:50:36.8 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2054 March 9 at 12:33:40.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2054 March 9 at 12:47:06.8 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2054 March 9 at 14:35:28.0 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.66783 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.56962 |
| Gamma | −1.17111 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h20m07.5s |
| Sun Declination | -04°17'25.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'06.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h21m24.6s |
| Moon Declination | -05°18'27.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'55.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'47.2" |
| ΔT | 86.6 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 22 Ascending node | March 9 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2054
- A total lunar eclipse on February 22.A partial solar eclipse on March 9.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 3.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 18.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 2.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2050
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2045
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2063
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 8, 2141