Solar eclipse of September 12, 2072


A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, September 12, 2072, with a magnitude of 1.0558. 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 7 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
The path of totality will be visible from much of northern and eastern Russia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Greenland, Europe, and Asia. This is the first of 56 umbral eclipses in Solar Saros 155.
The total phase of eclipse will be only in Siberia in Russia. Large cities, in which the total phase will be seen, include Yakutsk, Neryungri, Mirny in Sakha Republic and Khatanga in Krasnoyarsk Krai.

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 Contact2072 September 12 at 06:57:11.7 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2072 September 12 at 08:28:51.8 UTC
First Central Line2072 September 12 at 08:33:54.4 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2072 September 12 at 08:40:07.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2072 September 12 at 08:27:52.7 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2072 September 12 at 08:59:20.2 UTC
Greatest Duration2072 September 12 at 08:59:24.9 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2072 September 12 at 09:09:00.3 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2072 September 12 at 09:18:56.8 UTC
Last Central Line2072 September 12 at 09:25:09.1 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2072 September 12 at 09:30:10.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2072 September 12 at 11:01:44.6 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.05578
Eclipse Obscuration1.11466
Gamma0.96552
Sun Right Ascension11h24m57.8s
Sun Declination+03°46'31.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'53.4"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension11h26m09.4s
Moon Declination+04°42'50.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'42.8"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'20.3"
ΔT99.6 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
Descending node
September 12
Ascending node
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 129		Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 155

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2072

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 155

Inex

Triad