| Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | −0.3509 |
| Magnitude | 0.9326 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 445 s (7 min 25 s) |
| Coordinates | 22°00′S 114°30′W / 22°S 114.5°W |
| Max. width of band | 266 km (165 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 18:46:13 |
| References | |
| Saros | 144 (17 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9562 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, October 2, 2024,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9326. 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 2 hours before apogee (on October 2, 2024, at 20:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[2]
Other than Easter Island and a small portion near the southern tips of Argentina and Chile and the north of the Falkland Islands,[3] the path of the eclipse's antumbra occurred over the Pacific Ocean. The penumbra was visible from Hawaii, eastern Oceania, southern and central South America, the southwesternmost parts of Mexico (more specifically, Baja California del Sur and Jalisco), and portions of Antarctica. Approximately 175,000 people live in the path of annularity.[4][5]
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- ^ "What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point". Time and Date. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Jamie (April 9, 2024). "Annular solar eclipse 2024: Everything you need to know about the next solar eclipse". Space.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.