Solar eclipse of October 24, 2079
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 24, 2079, with a magnitude of 0.9484. 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 5.25 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of New Zealand and Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Oceania, Antarctica, and southern South America.
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 | 2079 October 24 at 15:46:43.1 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2079 October 24 at 17:23:08.2 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2079 October 24 at 17:27:57.3 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2079 October 24 at 17:33:17.9 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2079 October 24 at 18:11:21.4 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2079 October 24 at 18:17:56.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2079 October 24 at 18:21:55.5 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2079 October 24 at 18:48:49.3 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2079 October 24 at 18:54:13.2 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2079 October 24 at 18:59:05.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2079 October 24 at 19:03:01.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2079 October 24 at 20:35:44.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.94843 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.89952 |
| Gamma | −0.92426 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h57m22.1s |
| Sun Declination | -11°59'23.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'04.6" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 13h55m50.0s |
| Moon Declination | -12°45'30.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'09.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'39.3" |
| ΔT | 105.3 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 10 Ascending node | October 24 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 128 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 154 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2079
- A partial lunar eclipse on April 16.
- A total solar eclipse on May 1.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 10.
- '''An annular solar eclipse on October 24.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [January 6, 2076]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 13, 2083
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [September 12, 2072]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [December 6, 2086]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 19, 2070
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2088
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2090
Solar Saros 154
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [October 13, 2061]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [November 4, 2097]
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2050
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2108
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 24, 1992]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [August 25, 2166]
Solar eclipses of 2076–2079