Solar eclipse of May 11, 2097

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| previous = Solar eclipse of November 15, 2096

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A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, May 11, 2097,{{cite web|title=May 11, 2097 Total Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2097-may-11|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=25 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 1.0538. 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 1.3 days before perigee (on May 13, 2097, at 1:30 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=2097&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=25 August 2024}}

The path of totality will be visible from parts of Alaska, Svalbard, eastern Norway, and northwestern Russia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Hawaii, northern Russia, Canada, the northwestern United States, Greenland, and Northern Europe.

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 2097 May 11|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2097May11Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=25 August 2024}}

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|+May 11, 2097 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2097 May 11 at 16:21:50.6 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2097 May 11 at 17:38:00.1 UTC

First Central Line

| 2097 May 11 at 17:40:15.9 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2097 May 11 at 17:42:36.0 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2097 May 11 at 18:34:31.4 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2097 May 11 at 18:35:50.5 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2097 May 11 at 18:43:07.3 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2097 May 11 at 19:07:38.5 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2097 May 11 at 19:26:03.9 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2097 May 11 at 19:28:25.7 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2097 May 11 at 19:30:43.3 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2097 May 11 at 20:46:55.7 UTC

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|+May 11, 2097 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 1.05381

Eclipse Obscuration

| 1.11052

Gamma

| 0.85156

Sun Right Ascension

| 03h17m49.7s

Sun Declination

| +18°13'35.1"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'50.2"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 03h16m33.2s

Moon Declination

| +19°01'53.1"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 16'32.8"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 1°00'43.7"

ΔT

| 121.0 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 April–May 2097

! April 26
Descending node (full moon)
!! May 11
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 123

Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 149