Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, with a magnitude of 0.8623. 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 eclipse was visible from Europe, Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia and from Northeast Africa. The maximal phase of the partial eclipse occurred on the West Siberian Plain in Russia near Nizhnevartovsk, where more than 82% of the Sun was eclipsed by the Moon. In India, the Sun was eclipsed during sunset ranging from 58% in the north and around 2% in the south. From Western Europe it appeared to be around 15-30% eclipsed. It was visible between 08:58 UTC, the greatest point of eclipse occurred at 11:00 UTC and it ended at 13:02 UTC.
The eclipse was featured in Dune: Part 2, directed by Denis Villenueve. The film was recorded in the Jordanian Desert.
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 | 2022 October 25 at 08:59:30.9 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2022 October 25 at 10:04:55.9 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2022 October 25 at 10:49:51.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2022 October 25 at 11:01:20.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2022 October 25 at 13:03:26.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.86189 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.82075 |
| Gamma | 1.07014 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h59m20.5s |
| Sun Declination | -12°10'17.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'05.0" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h01m10.9s |
| Moon Declination | -11°14'16.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'52.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'16.0" |
| ΔT | 70.9 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 25 Descending node | November 8 Ascending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 124 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 136 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2022
- A partial solar eclipse on April 30.
- A total lunar eclipse on May 16.A partial solar eclipse on October 25.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 8.
Metonic
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Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
Solar Saros 124
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 1935
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 26, 2109