Solar eclipse of August 12, 2064

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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, August 12, 2064,{{cite web|title=August 12, 2064 Total Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2064-august-12|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=18 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 1.0495. 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 2.2 days before perigee (on August 14, 2064, at 21:30 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=2064&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=18 August 2024}}

The path of totality will be visible from parts of Chile and Argentina. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of eastern Oceania, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Antarctica. This eclipse will pass through the Chilean cities of Valparaíso and the capital Santiago.

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 2064 Aug 12|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2064Aug12Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=18 August 2024}}

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|+August 12, 2064 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2064 August 12 at 15:11:35.0 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2064 August 12 at 16:11:44.1 UTC

First Central Line

| 2064 August 12 at 16:12:46.2 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2064 August 12 at 16:13:48.4 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2064 August 12 at 17:42:17.7 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2064 August 12 at 17:46:06.3 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2064 August 12 at 17:50:55.5 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2064 August 12 at 18:08:08.1 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2064 August 12 at 19:18:07.7 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2064 August 12 at 19:19:12.1 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2064 August 12 at 19:20:16.3 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2064 August 12 at 20:20:24.3 UTC

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|+August 12, 2064 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 1.04946

Eclipse Obscuration

| 1.10138

Gamma

| −0.46521

Sun Right Ascension

| 09h32m49.7s

Sun Declination

| +14°33'07.1"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'47.0"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 09h32m02.7s

Moon Declination

| +14°07'45.3"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'19.3"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°59'54.2"

ΔT

| 93.6 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 July–August 2064

! July 28
Ascending node (full moon)
!! August 12
Descending node (new moon)

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| Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 120

Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 146