Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038

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| previous = Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038

| next = Solar eclipse of December 26, 2038

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An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, July 2, 2038,{{cite web|title=July 2, 2038 Annular Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2038-july-2|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 0.9911. 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 6 days after apogee (on June 26, 2038, at 13:55 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=2038&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 August 2024}}

Annularity will be visible from parts of Colombia, Venezuela, Grenada, Barbados, Western Sahara, Mauritania, northern Mali, southern Algeria, Niger, Chad, southwestern Sudan, South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya, and southwestern Somalia. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of eastern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, Africa, Western Europe, and the Middle East.

Images

File:SE2038Jul02A.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 2038 Jul 02|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2038Jul02Aprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=14 August 2024}}

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|+July 2, 2038 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 10:37:36.5 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 11:39:19.0 UTC

First Central Line

| 2038 July 02 at 11:40:07.8 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2038 July 02 at 11:40:07.8 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 11:40:56.5 UTC

First Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 12:42:42.0 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2038 July 02 at 13:32:55.0 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2038 July 02 at 13:33:00.0 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2038 July 02 at 13:33:21.9 UTC

Last Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 14:23:09.1 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 15:24:55.6 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2038 July 02 at 15:25:41.5 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 15:26:27.3 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2038 July 02 at 16:28:07.1 UTC

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|+July 2, 2038 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.99113

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.98233

Gamma

| 0.03975

Sun Right Ascension

| 06h46m55.4s

Sun Declination

| +22°59'44.2"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'43.9"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.6"

Moon Right Ascension

| 06h46m55.2s

Moon Declination

| +23°01'58.2"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 15'20.9"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°56'19.9"

ΔT

| 77.8 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

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|+ Eclipse season of June–July 2038

! June 17
Descending node (full moon)
!! July 2
Ascending node (new moon)
!! July 16
Descending node (full moon)

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| Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 111

Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 137

Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 149