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Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079

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Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma0.9081
Magnitude1.0512
Maximum eclipse
Duration175 s (2 min 55 s)
Coordinates66°12′N 46°18′W / 66.2°N 46.3°W / 66.2; -46.3
Max. width of band406 km (252 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse10:50:13
References
Saros149 (24 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9685

A total solar eclipse will occur on May 1, 2079. 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. The eclipse will be visible in Greenland, parts of eastern Canada (including Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) and parts of the northeastern United States (including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey).

Solar eclipses 2076-2079

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]

The partial solar eclipses on January 6, 2076 and July 1, 2076 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2076 to 2079
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
119 June 1, 2076

Partial 		−1.3897 124 November 26, 2076

Partial 		1.1401
129 May 22, 2077

Total 		−0.5725 134 November 15, 2077

Annular 		0.4705
139 May 11, 2078

Total 		0.1838 144 November 4, 2078

Annular 		−0.2285
149 May 1, 2079

Total 		0.9081 154 October 24, 2079

Annular 		−0.9243

Notes

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

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