Solar eclipse of May 2, 2087
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, May 2, 2087, with a magnitude of 0.8011. 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 eastern Russia, northern North America, 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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2087 May 2 at 16:16:42.0 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2087 May 2 at 17:53:39.8 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2087 May 2 at 18:04:42.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2087 May 2 at 18:29:25.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2087 May 2 at 19:52:30.9 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.80105 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.76005 |
| Gamma | 1.11395 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 02h40m34.0s |
| Sun Declination | +15°36'24.7" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'52.3" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 02h39m33.9s |
| Moon Declination | +16°43'04.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'43.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'22.6" |
| ΔT | 111.7 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| May 2 Descending node | May 17 Ascending node | June 1, 2087|June 1] Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 120 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 132 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 158 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2087
- A partial solar eclipse on May 2.
- A total lunar eclipse on May 17.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 1.
- Solar eclipse of [October 26, 2087|A partial solar eclipse on October 26].
- A total lunar eclipse on November 10.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [July 15, 2083]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [February 18, 2091]
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [March 21, 2080]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [June 13, 2094]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 27, 2078
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2096
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2076
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098
Solar Saros 120
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [April 21, 2069]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [May 14, 2105]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [May 22, 2058]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [April 13, 2116]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [July 1, 2000]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [March 3, 2174]
Solar eclipses of 2087–2090