Solar eclipse of September 12, 2072

Solar eclipse of September 12, 2072
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.9655
Magnitude	1.0558
Maximum eclipse
Duration	193 s (3 min 13 s)
Coordinates	69.8°N 102°E / 69.8; 102
Max. width of band	732 km (455 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	8:59:20
References
Saros	155 (9 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9670

A total solar eclipse will occur on September 12, 2072. 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 2069-2072

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 May 20, 2069 occurs in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2069 to 2072
Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Map	Gamma		Saros	Map	Gamma
120	April 21, 2069 Partial	1.0624		125	October 15, 2069 Partial	−1.2524
130	April 11, 2070 Total	0.3652		135	October 4, 2070 Annular	−0.495
140	March 31, 2071 Annular	−0.3739		145	September 23, 2071 Total	0.262
150	March 19, 2072 Partial	−1.1405		155	September 12, 2072 Total	0.9655

Metonic series

The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

21 eclipse events between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076
July 1–2	April 19–20	February 5–7	November 24–25	September 12–13
117	119	121	123	125
July 1, 2000	April 19, 2004	February 7, 2008	November 25, 2011	September 13, 2015
127	129	131	133	135
July 2, 2019	April 20, 2023	February 6, 2027	November 25, 2030	September 12, 2034
137	139	141	143	145
July 2, 2038	April 20, 2042	February 5, 2046	November 25, 2049	September 12, 2053
147	149	151	153	155
July 1, 2057	April 20, 2061	February 5, 2065	November 24, 2068	September 12, 2072
157
July 1, 2076

References

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