Solar eclipse of February 17, 2064

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An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 17, 2064,{{cite web|title=February 17, 2064 Annular Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2064-february-17|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=18 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 0.9262. 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 2.5 days before apogee (on February 15, 2064, at 18:40 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=2064&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=18 August 2024}}

The path of annularity will be visible from parts of southeastern Congo, northern Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, extreme northern Zambia, Tanzania, the Seychelles, India, Nepal, northwestern Bangladesh, Bhutan, and China. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for most of Africa and Asia.

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 2064 Feb 17|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2064Feb17Aprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=18 August 2024}}

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|+February 17, 2064 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 03:59:12.4 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 05:06:37.9 UTC

First Central Line

| 2064 February 17 at 05:09:55.6 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 05:13:14.1 UTC

First Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 06:33:12.1 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2064 February 17 at 06:44:39.0 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2064 February 17 at 07:00:23.3 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2064 February 17 at 07:04:41.9 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2064 February 17 at 07:21:11.6 UTC

Last Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 07:27:03.5 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 08:47:18.3 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2064 February 17 at 08:50:38.5 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 08:53:57.9 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2064 February 17 at 10:01:29.1 UTC

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|+February 17, 2064 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.92624

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.85792

Gamma

| 0.35965

Sun Right Ascension

| 22h02m13.8s

Sun Declination

| -12°01'37.5"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'11.3"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.9"

Moon Right Ascension

| 22h01m38.9s

Moon Declination

| -11°44'08.3"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 14'47.1"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°54'15.6"

ΔT

| 93.2 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 2064

! February 2
Descending node (full moon)
!! February 17
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 115

Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 141