Solar eclipse of December 15, 2039
{{Short description|Total eclipse}}
{{Infobox solar eclipse|2039Dec15
| previous = Solar eclipse of June 21, 2039
| next = Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, December 15, 2039,{{cite web|title=December 15, 2039 Total Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2039-december-15|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 1.0356. 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 4.5 hours before perigee (on December 15, 2039, at 20:55 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=2039&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 August 2024}}
The totality of the eclipse begins in the southern Pacific Ocean, passing over much of Antarctica and closely reaching the South Pole. A partial eclipse will be visible in the southern extremities of South America and Africa. It will terminate in the southern Indian Ocean several hours later.{{cite web|title=Path of Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2039Dec15Tgoogle.html|website=NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Eclipse Website|publisher=NASA|access-date=9 September 2017}}
Images
File:SE2039Dec15T.gif
Animated path
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 2039 Dec 15|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2039Dec15Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=14 August 2024}}
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|+December 15, 2039 Solar Eclipse Times ! Event ! Time (UTC) |
| First Penumbral External Contact
| 2039 December 15 at 14:18:57.1 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact
| 2039 December 15 at 15:48:33.4 UTC |
| First Central Line
| 2039 December 15 at 15:51:02.4 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact
| 2039 December 15 at 15:53:42.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse
| 2039 December 15 at 16:23:45.9 UTC |
| Greatest Duration
| 2039 December 15 at 16:23:51.5 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction
| 2039 December 15 at 16:33:15.1 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction
| 2039 December 15 at 16:38:03.7 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact
| 2039 December 15 at 16:53:39.5 UTC |
| Last Central Line
| 2039 December 15 at 16:56:19.9 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact
| 2039 December 15 at 16:58:49.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact
| 2039 December 15 at 18:28:28.1 UTC |
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|+December 15, 2039 Solar Eclipse Parameters ! Parameter ! Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude
| 1.03558 |
| Eclipse Obscuration
| 1.07243 |
| Gamma
| −0.94577 |
| Sun Right Ascension
| 17h31m51.4s |
| Sun Declination
| -23°16'37.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 16'14.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension
| 17h31m14.4s |
| Moon Declination
| -24°13'58.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 16'44.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 1°01'26.8" |
| ΔT
| 78.5 s |
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Eclipse season
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
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 November–December 2039 ! November 30 | |
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| Partial lunar eclipse | Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 152 |
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 2039 =
- A partial lunar eclipse on June 6.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 21.
- A partial lunar eclipse on November 30.
- A total solar eclipse on December 15.
= Metonic =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
= Tzolkinex =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
= Half-Saros =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 2030
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
= Tritos =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 14, 2050
= Solar Saros 152 =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057
= Inex =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068
= Triad =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 16, 2126
= Solar eclipses of 2036–2039 =
{{Solar eclipse set 2036–2039}}
= Saros 152 =
{{Solar Saros series 152}}
= Metonic series =
{{Solar Metonic series 1971–2047}}
= Tritos series =
{{Solar Tritos series 2007 March 19}}
= Inex series =
{{Solar Inex series 2011 January 4}}
References
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{{commons category|Solar eclipse of 2039 December 15}}
External links
- [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2039Dec15T.GIF NASA graphics]
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