Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079

Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079
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Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma 0.9081
Magnitude 1.0512
Maximum eclipse
Duration 175 sec (2 m 55 s)
Coordinates 66°12′N 46°18′W / 66.2°N 46.3°W / 66.2; -46.3
Max. width of band 406 km (252 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 10:50:13
References
Saros 149 (24 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9685

A total solar eclipse will occur on May 1, 2079. 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. The eclipse will be visible in Greenland, parts of eastern Canada (including Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) and parts of the northeastern United States (including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey).

Solar eclipses 2076-2079

Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.

119June 1, 2076

Partial
124November 26, 2076

Partial
129May 22, 2077

Total
134November 15, 2077

Annular
139May 11, 2078

Total
144November 4, 2078

Annular
149May 1, 2079

Total
154October 24, 2079

Annular

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