Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
| Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1477 |
| Magnitude | 0.7049 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 68°30′N 20°48′E / 68.5°N 20.8°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 9:48:55 |
| References | |
| Saros | 122 (59 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9590 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur on Friday, January 16, 2037. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
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Related eclipses[]
Solar eclipses of 2036–2039[]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[1]
Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 27, 2036 and August 21, 2036 occur on the previod lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2036–2039 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 117 | July 23, 2036 Partial |
122 | January 16, 2037 Partial | |
| 127 | July 13, 2037 Total |
132 | January 5, 2038 Annular | |
| 137 | July 2, 2038 Annular |
142 | December 26, 2038 Total | |
| 147 | June 21, 2039 Annular |
152 | December 15, 2039 Total | |
Metonic cycle[]
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
| 21 eclipse events between June 12, 2029 and June 12, 2105 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11–12 | March 30–31 | January 16 | November 4–5 | August 23–24 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
 June 12, 2029 |
 March 30, 2033 |
January 16, 2037 |
 November 4, 2040 |
 August 23, 2044 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 June 11, 2048 |
 March 30, 2052 |
 January 16, 2056 |
 November 5, 2059 |
 August 24, 2063 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 June 11, 2067 |
 March 31, 2071 |
 January 16, 2075 |
 November 4, 2078 |
 August 24, 2082 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | |
 June 11, 2086 |
 March 31, 2090 |
 January 16, 2094 |
 November 4, 2097 | |
References[]
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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