Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061

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| previous = Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060

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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, April 20, 2061,{{cite web|title=April 20, 2061 Total Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2061-april-20|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=17 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 1.0475. 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 1.1 days before perigee (on April 21, 2061, at 4:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2061&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=17 August 2024}}

Visibility

The eclipse will begin over Southern Russia and eastern Ukraine at sunrise and the moon shadow will move rapidly in a northeastern direction over west Kazakhstan (West Kazakhstan Region). The shadow will cover the Urals and races over the Arctic Ocean in a north-westerly direction and reaches the Svalbard archipelago. At sunset the eclipse will end just before the coast of Greenland.

The greatest eclipse will be in Russia on the east of Komi Republic (in Europe), ~120 km to south-east of Pechora.

A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Eastern Europe, Asia, Alaska, and northwestern Canada.

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.{{cite web|title=Total Solar Eclipse of 2061 Apr 20|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2061Apr20Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=17 August 2024}}

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|+April 20, 2061 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2061 April 20 at 00:52:32.9 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2061 April 20 at 02:23:47.2 UTC

First Central Line

| 2061 April 20 at 02:27:39.9 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2061 April 20 at 02:32:06.2 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2061 April 20 at 02:56:49.1 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2061 April 20 at 03:06:25.5 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2061 April 20 at 03:45:10.8 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2061 April 20 at 09:41:30.5 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2061 April 20 at 03:21:00.1 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2061 April 20 at 03:25:27.9 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2061 April 20 at 03:29:22.2 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2061 April 20 at 05:00:43.2 UTC

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|+April 20, 2061 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 1.04755

Eclipse Obscuration

| 1.09736

Gamma

| 0.95776

Sun Right Ascension

| 01h53m47.8s

Sun Declination

| +11°39'59.8"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'55.3"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.8"

Moon Right Ascension

| 01h52m03.2s

Moon Declination

| +12°32'19.1"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'36.4"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 1°00'56.9"

ΔT

| 91.3 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) 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.

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|+ Eclipse season of April 2061

! April 4
Descending node (full moon)
!! April 20
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123

Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149