Solar eclipse of May 21, 2031
Solar eclipse of May 21, 2031 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | −0.197 |
Magnitude | 0.9589 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 326 s (5 min 26 s) |
Coordinates | 8°54′N 71°42′E / 8.9°N 71.7°E |
Max. width of band | 152 km (94 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 7:16:04 |
References | |
Saros | 138 (32 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9577 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 21, 2031, with a magnitude of 0.9589. 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 only 3.8 days before apogee ( on May 25, 2031), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
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Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses of 2031[edit]
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 7, 2031.
- An annular solar eclipse on May 21, 2031.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5, 2031.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 30, 2031.
- A hybrid solar eclipse on November 14, 2031.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2040
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042
Solar Saros 138[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2049
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1944
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 22, 2118
Solar eclipses of 2029–2032[edit]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[1]
Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 14, 2029 and July 11, 2029 occur on the previous lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 2029 to 2032 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
118 | June 12, 2029![]() Partial |
1.29431 | 123 | December 5, 2029![]() Partial |
-1.06090 | |
128 | June 1, 2030![]() Annular |
0.56265 | 133 | November 25, 2030![]() Total |
-0.38669 | |
138 | May 21, 2031![]() Annular |
-0.19699 | 143 | November 14, 2031![]() Hybrid |
0.30776 | |
148 | May 9, 2032![]() Annular |
-0.93748 | 153 | November 3, 2032![]() Partial |
1.06431 |
Saros 138[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 138, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 6, 1472. It contains annular eclipses from August 31, 1598 through February 18, 2482; a hybrid eclipse on March 1, 2500; and total eclipses from March 12, 2518 through April 3, 2554. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on July 11, 2716. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of annularity was produced by member 23 at 8 minutes, 2 seconds on February 11, 1869, and the longest duration of totality will be produced by member 61 at 56 seconds on April 3, 2554. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 20–41 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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20 | 21 | 22 |
![]() January 10, 1815 |
![]() January 20, 1833 |
![]() February 1, 1851 |
23 | 24 | 25 |
![]() February 11, 1869 |
![]() February 22, 1887 |
![]() March 6, 1905 |
26 | 27 | 28 |
![]() March 17, 1923 |
![]() March 27, 1941 |
![]() April 8, 1959 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
![]() April 18, 1977 |
![]() April 29, 1995 |
![]() May 10, 2013 |
32 | 33 | 34 |
![]() May 21, 2031 |
![]() May 31, 2049 |
![]() June 11, 2067 |
35 | 36 | 37 |
![]() June 22, 2085 |
![]() July 4, 2103 |
![]() July 14, 2121 |
38 | 39 | 40 |
![]() July 25, 2139 |
![]() August 5, 2157 |
![]() August 16, 2175 |
41 | ||
![]() August 26, 2193 |
Metonic series[edit]
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.[3]
Octon series with 21 events between May 21, 1993 and August 2, 2065 | ||||
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May 20–21 | March 8–9 | December 25–26 | October 13–14 | August 1–2 |
98 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 106 |
May 21, 1955 | March 9, 1959 | December 26, 1962 | October 14, 1966 | August 2, 1970 |
108 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 |
May 21, 1974 | March 9, 1978 | December 26, 1981 | October 14, 1985 | August 1, 1989 |
118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
![]() May 21, 1993 |
![]() March 9, 1997 |
![]() December 25, 2000 |
![]() October 14, 2004 |
![]() August 1, 2008 |
128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
![]() May 20, 2012 |
![]() March 9, 2016 |
![]() December 26, 2019 |
![]() October 14, 2023 |
![]() August 2, 2027 |
138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
![]() May 21, 2031 |
![]() March 9, 2035 |
![]() December 26, 2038 |
![]() October 14, 2042 |
![]() August 2, 2046 |
148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
![]() May 20, 2050 |
![]() March 9, 2054 |
![]() December 26, 2057 |
![]() October 13, 2061 |
![]() August 2, 2065 |
158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 166 |
![]() May 20, 2069 |
March 8, 2073 | December 26, 2076 | October 13, 2080 | August 1, 2084 |
References[edit]
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 138". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- ^ Note S1: Eclipses & Predictions in Freeth, Tony (2014). "Eclipse Prediction on the Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculating Machine Known as the Antikythera Mechanism". PLOS ONE. 9 (7): e103275. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j3275F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103275. PMC 4116162. PMID 25075747.
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