Solar eclipse of May 22, 2096


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Monday, May 21 and Tuesday, May 22, 2096, with a magnitude of 1.0737. 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 13 hours after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Indonesia and the Philippines. Totality will end approximately 1000 miles off the United States West Coast. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Southeast Asia, East Asia, northern Australia, Hawaii, and northwestern North America.
Overall, at 6 minutes and 7 seconds, this will be the third longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. The only two longer eclipses in the century are July 22, 2009 and August 2, 2027. The longest duration of this eclipse on land will be seen in Surigao del Sur, the Philippines, 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
This will be the first eclipse of saros series 139 to exceed series 136 in length of totality. The length of totality for saros 139 is increasing, while that of Saros 136 is decreasing.

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 Contact2096 May 21 at 22:59:57.5 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2096 May 21 at 23:53:30.4 UTC
First Central Line2096 May 21 at 23:54:59.3 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2096 May 21 at 23:56:28.1 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2096 May 22 at 00:50:37.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2096 May 22 at 01:37:14.1 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2096 May 22 at 01:38:27.4 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2096 May 22 at 01:41:02.1 UTC
Greatest Duration2096 May 22 at 01:42:24.7 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2096 May 22 at 02:23:45.4 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2096 May 22 at 03:17:58.5 UTC
Last Central Line2096 May 22 at 03:19:26.7 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2096 May 22 at 03:20:54.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2096 May 22 at 04:14:30.6 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.07371
Eclipse Obscuration1.15285
Gamma0.11960
Sun Right Ascension03h59m45.5s
Sun Declination+20°33'28.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'48.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension03h59m36.3s
Moon Declination+20°40'26.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'40.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'13.0"
ΔT120.1 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 7
Descending node
May 22
Ascending node
June 6
Descending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 113		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 139		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 151

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2096

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 139

Inex

Triad