Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, November 4, 2040, with a magnitude of 0.8074. 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 North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.
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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 November 4 at 17:09:37.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2040 November 4 at 18:17:26.3 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2040 November 4 at 18:57:12.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2040 November 4 at 19:09:02.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2040 November 4 at 21:08:42.2 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.80742 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.75126 |
| Gamma | 1.09928 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 14h42m06.9s |
| Sun Declination | -15°43'53.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'07.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h43m50.8s |
| Moon Declination | -14°45'19.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'49.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'05.7" |
| ΔT | 79.0 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.| November 4 Descending node | November 18 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 124 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 136 |
Related eclipses
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 [January 16, 2037]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [August 23, 2044]
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [December 16, 2047]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2049
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 5, 2029]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
Solar Saros 124
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [October 25, 2022]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [November 16, 2058]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [October 15, 2069]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [January 5, 1954]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [September 6, 2127]