Solar eclipse of May 11, 2097


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, May 11, 2097, with a magnitude of 1.0538. 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 1.3 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Alaska, Svalbard, eastern Norway, and northwestern Russia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Hawaii, northern Russia, Canada, the northwestern United States, Greenland, and Northern Europe.

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 Contact2097 May 11 at 16:21:50.6 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2097 May 11 at 17:38:00.1 UTC
First Central Line2097 May 11 at 17:40:15.9 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2097 May 11 at 17:42:36.0 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2097 May 11 at 18:34:31.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2097 May 11 at 18:35:50.5 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2097 May 11 at 18:43:07.3 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2097 May 11 at 19:07:38.5 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2097 May 11 at 19:26:03.9 UTC
Last Central Line2097 May 11 at 19:28:25.7 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2097 May 11 at 19:30:43.3 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2097 May 11 at 20:46:55.7 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.05381
Eclipse Obscuration1.11052
Gamma0.85156
Sun Right Ascension03h17m49.7s
Sun Declination+18°13'35.1"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'50.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension03h16m33.2s
Moon Declination+19°01'53.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'32.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°00'43.7"
ΔT121.0 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.
April 26
Descending node
May 11
Ascending node
Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2097

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 149

Inex

Triad