Solar eclipse of September 12, 2034


An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 12, 2034, with a magnitude of 0.9736. 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 5.7 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
The eclipse will commence over the southern Pacific Ocean and then enter South America. Countries under the path include northern Chile, southern Bolivia, northern Argentina, southern Paraguay, and southern Brazil. The eclipse will then enter the Atlantic Ocean, and terminate approximately southeast of South America. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Antarctica.

Images

Animated path

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.
EventTime
First Penumbral External Contact2034 September 12 at 13:27:53.6 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2034 September 12 at 14:33:23.3 UTC
First Central Line2034 September 12 at 14:34:48.1 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2034 September 12 at 14:36:13.0 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2034 September 12 at 15:56:56.6 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2034 September 12 at 16:14:59.5 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2034 September 12 at 16:19:27.5 UTC
Greatest Duration2034 September 12 at 16:30:44.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2034 September 12 at 16:33:31.2 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2034 September 12 at 16:41:33.8 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2034 September 12 at 18:02:29.4 UTC
Last Central Line2034 September 12 at 18:03:57.4 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2034 September 12 at 18:05:25.2 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2034 September 12 at 19:11:01.2 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.97364
Eclipse Obscuration0.94798
Gamma−0.39356
Sun Right Ascension11h23m10.9s
Sun Declination+03°57'57.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'53.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension11h22m44.5s
Moon Declination+03°36'59.6"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'15.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°55'58.6"
ΔT76.0 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.
September 12
Ascending node
September 28
Descending node
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 135		Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 147

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