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Solar eclipse of September 2, 2054
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A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 2, 2054, with a magnitude of 0.9793. 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.
Quick Facts Type of eclipse, Nature ...
Solar eclipse of September 2, 2054 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.0215 |
Magnitude | 0.9793 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 71.7°N 82.3°W / 71.7; -82.3 |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 1:09:34 |
References | |
Saros | 155 (8 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9628 |
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This is the last of first set of partial eclipses of Solar Saros 155. The next event is the Total Solar Eclipse on September 12, 2072, which is the first of 56 umbral eclipses, starting in 2072 and ending in 3064. The total duration is almost one millennium, exactly 992 years.