Solar eclipse of May 11, 2078

Solar eclipse of May 11, 2078
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.1838
Magnitude	1.0701
Maximum eclipse
Duration	340 s (5 min 40 s)
Coordinates	28°06′N 93°42′W / 28.1°N 93.7°W / 28.1; -93.7
Max. width of band	232 km (144 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	17:56:55
References
Saros	139 (33 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9683

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 11, 2078,^[1] with a magnitude of 1.0701. 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 only about 16 hours after perigee (on May 11, 2078, at 2:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.^[2]

The path of totality will be visible from parts of Kiribati, Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, the western Florida panhandle, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, in the United States, and the eastern Canary Islands. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Oceania, North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, Western Europe, and Northwest Africa.