Solar eclipse of November 4, 2097


An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Sunday, November 3 and Monday, November 4, 2097, with a magnitude of 0.9494. 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 5.4 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southwestern Australia and Antarctica. This annular eclipse is notable in that the path of annularity passes over the South Pole.

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 November 3 at 23:34:35.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2097 November 4 at 01:06:01.0 UTC
First Central Line2097 November 4 at 01:10:07.9 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2097 November 4 at 01:14:32.3 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2097 November 4 at 02:01:25.2 UTC
Greatest Duration2097 November 4 at 02:10:27.8 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2097 November 4 at 02:11:36.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2097 November 4 at 02:45:40.7 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2097 November 4 at 02:47:47.0 UTC
Last Central Line2097 November 4 at 02:52:14.7 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2097 November 4 at 02:56:25.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2097 November 4 at 04:28:03.3 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.94941
Eclipse Obscuration0.90138
Gamma−0.89264
Sun Right Ascension14h40m01.3s
Sun Declination-15°33'59.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'07.3"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension14h38m39.0s
Moon Declination-16°19'33.5"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'12.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'48.3"
ΔT121.5 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.
October 21
Ascending node
November 4
Descending node
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 128
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 154

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Eclipses in 2097

Saros 154

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