Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042

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| previous = Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042

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An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 14, 2042,{{cite web|title=October 13–14, 2042 Annular Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2042-october-14|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 0.93. 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 9 hours before apogee (on October 14, 2042, at 11:00 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=2042&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=14 August 2024}}

The path of annularity will be visible from parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Australia, and New Zealand. A partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica.

Images

File:SE2042Oct14A.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=Total Solar Eclipse of 2042 Apr 20|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2042Apr20Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=14 August 2024}}

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|+October 14, 2042 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 2042 October 13 at 22:57:13.3 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 00:04:10.2 UTC

First Central Line

| 2042 October 14 at 00:07:16.8 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 00:10:23.8 UTC

First Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 01:24:38.8 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 2042 October 14 at 02:00:41.9 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 2042 October 14 at 02:04:20.6 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 2042 October 14 at 02:14:59.1 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 2042 October 14 at 02:19:43.8 UTC

Last Penumbral Internal Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 02:36:17.2 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 03:50:47.6 UTC

Last Central Line

| 2042 October 14 at 03:53:55.3 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 03:57:02.4 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 2042 October 14 at 05:04:03.6 UTC

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|+October 14, 2042 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.93005

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.86500

Gamma

| −0.30304

Sun Right Ascension

| 13h17m05.8s

Sun Declination

| -08°08'35.1"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 16'01.9"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.8"

Moon Right Ascension

| 13h16m35.0s

Moon Declination

| -08°23'00.1"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 14'41.9"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°53'56.6"

ΔT

| 80.0 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

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|+ Eclipse season of September–October 2042

! September 29
Ascending node (full moon)
!! October 14
Descending node (new moon)
!! October 28
Ascending node (full moon)

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| Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 118

Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 144

Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 156