Solar eclipse of January 6, 2076

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| previous = Solar eclipse of July 13, 2075

| next = Solar eclipse of June 1, 2076

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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, January 6, 2076,{{cite web|title=January 6, 2076 Total Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2076-january-6|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=22 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 1.0342. 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 8.5 hours before perigee (on January 6, 2076, at 18:40 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=2076&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=22 August 2024}}

This will be the first of four solar eclipses in 2076, with the others occurring on June 1, July 1, and November 26.

The path of totality will be visible from parts of Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and southwestern Australia.

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 2076 Jan 06|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2076Jan06Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=22 August 2024}}

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|+January 6, 2076 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2076 January 6 at 08:01:50.9 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2076 January 6 at 09:30:07.4 UTC

First Central Line

| 2076 January 6 at 09:32:18.8 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2076 January 6 at 09:34:37.8 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2076 January 6 at 10:05:23.8 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2076 January 6 at 10:07:27.5 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2076 January 6 at 10:07:36.9 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2076 January 6 at 10:16:52.4 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2076 January 6 at 10:40:18.1 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2076 January 6 at 10:42:37.7 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2076 January 6 at 10:44:49.5 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2076 January 6 at 12:13:04.2 UTC

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|+January 6, 2076 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 1.03424

Eclipse Obscuration

| 1.06965

Gamma

| −0.93732

Sun Right Ascension

| 19h09m11.6s

Sun Declination

| -22°28'36.7"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'15.9"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.9"

Moon Right Ascension

| 19h09m16.9s

Moon Declination

| -23°26'00.6"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'43.8"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 1°01'24.1"

ΔT

| 102.2 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 December 2075–January 2076

! December 22
Ascending node (full moon)
!! January 6
Descending node (new moon)

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| Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 126

Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 152