Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, with a magnitude of 0.7507. 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of central and southern South America, the Antarctic Peninsula, and east 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 | 2007 September 11 at 10:26:47.9 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2007 September 11 at 12:32:24.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2007 September 11 at 12:45:19.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2007 September 11 at 13:43:46.3 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2007 September 11 at 14:37:37.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.75070 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.67189 |
| Gamma | −1.12552 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 11h17m20.8s |
| Sun Declination | +04°35'13.3" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'53.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 11h15m21.9s |
| Moon Declination | +03°40'57.3" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'00.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'05.0" |
| ΔT | 65.3 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.| August 28 Ascending node | September 11 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 128 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 154 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 2007
- A total lunar eclipse on March 3.
- A partial solar eclipse on March 19.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 28.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on September 11.'''
Metonic
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Tzolkinex
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Half-Saros
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Tritos
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Solar Saros 154
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
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Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 10, 1920
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 12, 2094