Solar eclipse of September 3, 2081

Solar eclipse of September 3, 2081
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.3378
Magnitude	1.072
Maximum eclipse
Duration	333 s (5 min 33 s)
Coordinates	24°36′N 53°36′E / 24.6°N 53.6°E / 24.6; 53.6
Max. width of band	247 km (153 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	9:07:31
References
Saros	136 (41 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9690

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 3, 2081,^[1] with a magnitude of 1.072. 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 5 hours before perigee (on September 3, 2081, at 14:05 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.^[2]

The path of totality will be visible from parts of France, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, far western Iran, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, eastern Saudi Arabia, Oman, the Maldives, and southern Indonesia. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of Greenland, Europe, North Africa, Northeast Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.