Solar eclipse of October 14, 2088


An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, October 14, 2088, with a magnitude of 0.9727. 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 6.3 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of Chile and Argentina. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of South America, Antarctica, and Southern Africa.

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 Contact2088 October 14 at 12:03:04.6 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2088 October 14 at 13:11:17.2 UTC
First Central Line2088 October 14 at 13:12:48.2 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2088 October 14 at 13:14:19.8 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2088 October 14 at 14:42:05.5 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2088 October 14 at 14:48:05.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2088 October 14 at 15:05:35.7 UTC
Greatest Duration2088 October 14 at 15:28:07.6 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2088 October 14 at 16:21:35.2 UTC
Last Central Line2088 October 14 at 16:23:09.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2088 October 14 at 16:24:44.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2088 October 14 at 17:33:04.0 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.97271
Eclipse Obscuration0.94616
Gamma−0.53492
Sun Right Ascension13h22m16.6s
Sun Declination-08°39'19.3"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'02.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension13h21m42.6s
Moon Declination-09°08'15.8"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'23.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'29.4"
ΔT113.0 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.
October 14
Ascending node
October 30
Descending node
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 135		Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 147

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2088

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 135

Inex

Triad