Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053

Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.314
Magnitude	1.0328
Maximum eclipse
Duration	184 s (3 min 4 s)
Coordinates	21°30′N 41°42′E / 21.5°N 41.7°E / 21.5; 41.7
Max. width of band	116 km (72 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	9:34:09
References
Saros	145 (24 of 77)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9626

A total solar eclipse will take place at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, September 12, 2053,^[1] with a magnitude of 1.0328. 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 about 2.7 days after perigee (on September 9, 2053, at 16:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.^[2]

The path of totality will be visible from parts of the southern tip of Spain, the northern tip of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the Maldives, and western Indonesia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of north and central Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.