| Solar eclipse of November 5, 2059 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.4454 |
| Magnitude | 0.9417 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 420 s (7 min 0 s) |
| Coordinates | 8°42′N 47°06′E / 8.7°N 47.1°E |
| Max. width of band | 238 km (148 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 9:18:15 |
| References | |
| Saros | 134 (46 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9641 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 5, 2059,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9417. 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 4.2 days after apogee (on November 1, 2059, at 4:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
The path of annularity will be visible from parts of France, northeastern Spain, Andorra, southern Italy, northeastern Libya, Egypt, northeastern Sudan, Eritrea, southwestern Yemen, far eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, the southern Maldives, and western Indonesia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for much of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
- ^ "November 5, 2059 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 17 August 2024.