Solar eclipse of October 15, 2069
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 15, 2069, with a magnitude of 0.5298. 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.
The partial solar eclipse will be visible for much of 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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2069 October 15 at 02:27:57.1 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2069 October 15 at 04:05:21.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2069 October 15 at 04:19:56.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2069 October 15 at 05:03:05.6 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2069 October 15 at 06:11:37.9 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.52981 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.41298 |
| Gamma | −1.25241 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h22m54.2s |
| Sun Declination | -08°43'06.9" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'02.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 13h21m37.5s |
| Moon Declination | -09°48'03.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'45.3" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'09.1" |
| ΔT | 97.4 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 15 Ascending node | October 30 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 125 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 137 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2069
- Solar eclipse of [April 21, 2069|A partial solar eclipse on April 21].
- A total lunar eclipse on May 6.
- Solar eclipse of [May 20, 2069|A partial solar eclipse on May 20].
- A partial solar eclipse on October 15.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 30.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 27, 2065]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2073
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [September 3, 2062]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [November 26, 2076]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 9, 2060
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 21, 2078
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [November 16, 2058]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [September 13, 2080]
Solar Saros 125
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [October 26, 2087]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [November 4, 2040]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [September 25, 2098]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [August 16, 2156]