Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059

Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.508
Magnitude	1.0242
Maximum eclipse
Duration	143 s (2 min 23 s)
Coordinates	10.7°S 100.4°W / -10.7; -100.4
Max. width of band	95 km (59 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	19:22:16
References
Saros	129 (54 of 80)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9640

A total solar eclipse will occur on May 11, 2059. 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.

Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 2059-2061

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.

The partial solar eclipse on June 21, 2058 occurs in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2058 to 2061
Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Map	Gamma		Saros	Map	Gamma
119	May 22, 2058 Partial	−1.3194		124	November 16, 2058 Partial	1.1224
129	May 11, 2059 Total	−0.508		134	November 5, 2059 Annular	0.4454
139	April 30, 2060 Total	0.2422		144	October 24, 2060 Annular	−0.2625
149	April 20, 2061 Total	0.9578		154	October 13, 2061 Annular	−0.9639

References

• Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
  • Google interactive map
  • Besselian elements