A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, August 21, 2036,[1] with a magnitude of 0.8622. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
| Solar eclipse of August 21, 2036 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.0825 |
| Magnitude | 0.8622 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71°06′N 47°00′E / 71.1°N 47°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:25:45 |
| References | |
| Saros | 155 (7 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9589 |
A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of the Russian Far East, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Western Europe, and Northwest Africa.
Images
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Eclipse details
editShown 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.[2]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2036 August 21 at 15:34:28.4 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2036 August 21 at 16:56:07.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2036 August 21 at 17:25:45.4 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2036 August 21 at 17:36:33.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2036 August 21 at 19:17:17.5 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.86225 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.83814 |
| Gamma | 1.08247 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 10h05m24.9s |
| Sun Declination | +11°44'16.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'48.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 10h06m34.6s |
| Moon Declination | +12°48'10.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'41.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'14.1" |
| ΔT | 76.9 s |
Eclipse season
editThis 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.
| July 23 Ascending node (new moon) |
August 7 Descending node (full moon) |
August 21 Ascending node (new moon) |
|---|---|---|
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 117 |
Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 129 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 155 |
Related eclipses
editEclipses in 2036
edit- A total lunar eclipse on February 11.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 27.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 23.
- A total lunar eclipse on August 7.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 21.
Metonic
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2032
Tzolkinex
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
Half-Saros
edit- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 2045
Tritos
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2047
Solar Saros 155
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 11, 2018
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 2054
Inex
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2065
Triad
edit- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2123
Solar eclipses of 2033–2036
editThis 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.[3]
The partial solar eclipse on July 23, 2036 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2033 to 2036 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 120 | March 30, 2033 Total |
0.9778 | 125 | September 23, 2033 Partial |
−1.1583 | |
| 130 | March 20, 2034 Total |
0.2894 | 135 | September 12, 2034 Annular |
−0.3936 | |
| 140 | March 9, 2035 Annular |
−0.4368 | 145 | September 2, 2035 Total |
0.3727 | |
| 150 | February 27, 2036 Partial |
−1.1942 | 155 | August 21, 2036 Partial |
1.0825 | |
Saros 155
editThis eclipse is a part of Saros series 155, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 17, 1928. It contains total eclipses from September 12, 2072 through August 30, 2649; hybrid eclipses from September 10, 2667 through October 2, 2703; and annular eclipses from October 13, 2721 through May 8, 3064. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 24, 3190. 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 totality will be produced by member 14 at 4 minutes, 5 seconds on November 6, 2162, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 63 at 5 minutes, 31 seconds on April 28, 3046. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[4]
| Series members 1–16 occur between 1928 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| June 17, 1928 |
June 29, 1946 |
July 9, 1964 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| July 20, 1982 |
July 31, 2000 |
August 11, 2018 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| August 21, 2036 |
September 2, 2054 |
September 12, 2072 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 |
| September 23, 2090 |
October 5, 2108 |
October 16, 2126 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
| October 26, 2144 |
November 7, 2162 |
November 17, 2180 |
| 16 | ||
| November 28, 2198 | ||
Metonic series
editThe 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 ascending node.
| 20 eclipse events between June 10, 1964 and August 21, 2036 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10–11 | March 28–29 | January 14–16 | November 3 | August 21–22 |
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
| June 10, 1964 |
March 28, 1968 |
January 16, 1972 |
November 3, 1975 |
August 22, 1979 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
| June 11, 1983 |
March 29, 1987 |
January 15, 1991 |
November 3, 1994 |
August 22, 1998 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
| June 10, 2002 |
March 29, 2006 |
January 15, 2010 |
November 3, 2013 |
August 21, 2017 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
| June 10, 2021 |
March 29, 2025 |
January 14, 2029 |
November 3, 2032 |
August 21, 2036 |
Tritos series
editThis eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
The partial solar eclipses on November 16, 2134 (part of Saros 164) and October 16, 2145 (part of Saros 165) are also a part of this series but are not included in the table below.
| Series members between 1801 and 2069 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 1807 (Saros 134) |
May 5, 1818 (Saros 135) |
April 3, 1829 (Saros 136) |
March 4, 1840 (Saros 137) |
February 1, 1851 (Saros 138) |
| December 31, 1861 (Saros 139) |
November 30, 1872 (Saros 140) |
October 30, 1883 (Saros 141) |
September 29, 1894 (Saros 142) |
August 30, 1905 (Saros 143) |
| July 30, 1916 (Saros 144) |
June 29, 1927 (Saros 145) |
May 29, 1938 (Saros 146) |
April 28, 1949 (Saros 147) |
March 27, 1960 (Saros 148) |
| February 25, 1971 (Saros 149) |
January 25, 1982 (Saros 150) |
December 24, 1992 (Saros 151) |
November 23, 2003 (Saros 152) |
October 23, 2014 (Saros 153) |
| September 21, 2025 (Saros 154) |
August 21, 2036 (Saros 155) |
July 22, 2047 (Saros 156) |
June 21, 2058 (Saros 157) |
May 20, 2069 (Saros 158) |
Inex series
editThis eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 1805 (Saros 147) |
January 9, 1834 (Saros 148) |
December 21, 1862 (Saros 149) |
| December 1, 1891 (Saros 150) |
November 10, 1920 (Saros 151) |
October 21, 1949 (Saros 152) |
| October 2, 1978 (Saros 153) |
September 11, 2007 (Saros 154) |
August 21, 2036 (Saros 155) |
| August 2, 2065 (Saros 156) |
July 12, 2094 (Saros 157) |
June 23, 2123 (Saros 158) |
| June 3, 2152 (Saros 159) |
May 13, 2181 (Saros 160) |
|
References
edit- ^ "August 21, 2036 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Partial Solar Eclipse of 2036 Aug 21". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ 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 155". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
