Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045

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| previous = Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044

| next = Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045

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An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, February 16, 2045,{{cite web|title=February 16–17, 2045 Annular Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2045-february-16|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=15 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 0.9285. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.8 days after apogee (on February 14, 2045, at 3:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2045&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=15 August 2024}}

The path of annularity will be visible from parts of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. A partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of Australia, Antarctica, Oceania, Hawaii, and southwestern North America.

Images

File:SE2045Feb16A.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=Annular Solar Eclipse of 2045 Feb 16|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2045Feb16Aprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=15 August 2024}}

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|+February 16, 2045 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2045 February 16 at 20:54:17.1 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2045 February 16 at 22:00:55.6 UTC

First Central Line

| 2045 February 16 at 22:04:06.6 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2045 February 16 at 22:07:18.0 UTC

First Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2045 February 16 at 23:22:03.4 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2045 February 16 at 23:38:01.6 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2045 February 16 at 23:38:37.2 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2045 February 16 at 23:52:22.4 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2045 February 16 at 23:56:06.6 UTC

Last Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2045 February 17 at 00:30:36.9 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2045 February 17 at 01:45:08.0 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2045 February 17 at 01:48:17.4 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2045 February 17 at 01:51:26.3 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2045 February 17 at 02:57:59.4 UTC

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|+February 16, 2045 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.92847

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.86205

Gamma

| −0.31254

Sun Right Ascension

| 22h03m27.1s

Sun Declination

| -11°55'04.8"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'11.2"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.9"

Moon Right Ascension

| 22h03m57.6s

Moon Declination

| -12°10'17.7"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 14'48.9"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°54'22.2"

ΔT

| 81.3 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 February–March 2045

! February 16
Ascending node (new moon)
!! March 3
Descending node (full moon)

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| Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 131

Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 143