Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, May 11, 2040, with a magnitude of 0.5306. 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 Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica.
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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 | 2040 May 11 at 01:56:45.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2040 May 11 at 02:48:21.3 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2040 May 11 at 03:29:05.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2040 May 11 at 03:43:02.1 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2040 May 11 at 05:29:45.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.53064 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.41890 |
| Gamma | −1.25291 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 03h14m33.6s |
| Sun Declination | +18°01'19.7" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'50.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 03h16m16.3s |
| Moon Declination | +16°56'30.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'06.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'26.7" |
| ΔT | 78.8 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.| May 11 Ascending node | May 26 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 119 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 131 |
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Eclipses in 2040
A partial solar eclipse on May 11.- A total lunar eclipse on May 26.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 4.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 18.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2047
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051
Solar Saros 119
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2069
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 13, 2127