Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053


A total solar eclipse will take place at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, September 12, 2053, with a magnitude of 1.0328. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.7 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of the southern tip of Spain, the northern tip of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the Maldives, and western Indonesia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of north and central Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

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 Contact2053 September 12 at 06:53:11.7 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2053 September 12 at 07:52:27.5 UTC
First Central Line2053 September 12 at 07:52:58.0 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2053 September 12 at 07:53:28.5 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2053 September 12 at 08:58:54.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2053 September 12 at 09:23:37.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2053 September 12 at 09:31:22.4 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2053 September 12 at 09:34:08.9 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2053 September 12 at 09:37:28.8 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2053 September 12 at 10:09:39.1 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2053 September 12 at 11:15:00.1 UTC
Last Central Line2053 September 12 at 11:15:28.1 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2053 September 12 at 11:15:56.0 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2053 September 12 at 12:15:16.4 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.03285
Eclipse Obscuration1.06677
Gamma0.31396
Sun Right Ascension11h23m36.1s
Sun Declination+03°55'14.2"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'53.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension11h23m58.5s
Moon Declination+04°12'57.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'09.4"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°59'17.8"
ΔT86.3 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 29
Descending node
September 12
Ascending node
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 119		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 145

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2053

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 145

Inex

Triad