Solar eclipse of November 4, 2078


An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, November 4, 2078, with a magnitude of 0.9255. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 22 hours before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Chile, Argentina, and Tristan da Cunha. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern Oceania, Mexico, the southwestern United States, Central America, South America, and Antarctica.

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 Contact2078 November 4 at 13:50:30.4 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2078 November 4 at 14:56:36.8 UTC
First Central Line2078 November 4 at 14:59:50.8 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2078 November 4 at 15:03:05.2 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2078 November 4 at 16:12:46.9 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2078 November 4 at 16:55:44.4 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2078 November 4 at 16:58:29.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2078 November 4 at 17:07:32.6 UTC
Greatest Duration2078 November 4 at 17:13:29.5 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2078 November 4 at 17:38:24.2 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2078 November 4 at 18:48:15.5 UTC
Last Central Line2078 November 4 at 18:51:30.7 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2078 November 4 at 18:54:45.5 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2078 November 4 at 20:00:55.0 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.92551
Eclipse Obscuration0.85657
Gamma−0.22852
Sun Right Ascension14h40m53.9s
Sun Declination-15°38'07.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'07.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension14h40m33.5s
Moon Declination-15°49'24.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'42.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°53'58.5"
ΔT104.5 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.
October 21
Ascending node
November 4
Descending node
November 19
Ascending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 118		Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 144		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 156

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2078

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 144

Inex

Triad