Solar eclipse of October 4, 2051
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Wednesday, October 4 and Thursday, October 5, 2051, with a magnitude of 0.6024. 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 parts of southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and 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 | 2051 October 4 at 19:03:47.6 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2051 October 4 at 20:48:07.0 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2051 October 4 at 21:02:14.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2051 October 4 at 21:47:07.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2051 October 4 at 23:00:22.7 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.60242 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.49381 |
| Gamma | −1.20938 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 12h42m39.3s |
| Sun Declination | -04°35'05.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'59.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 12h41m20.9s |
| Moon Declination | -05°37'21.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'44.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'05.8" |
| ΔT | 85.1 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 4 Ascending node | October 19 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 125 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 137 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2051
- A partial solar eclipse on April 11.
- A total lunar eclipse on April 26.A partial solar eclipse on October 4.
- A total lunar eclipse on October 19.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 16, 2047]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [July 24, 2055]
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [November 16, 2058]
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 29, 2042
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 9, 2060
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [November 4, 2040]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [September 3, 2062]
Solar Saros 125
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [September 23, 2033]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 15, 2069
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [October 25, 2022]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [September 13, 2080]
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of [December 4, 1964]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of [August 5, 2138]