Solar eclipse of July 22, 2028
Introduction Animated pathA total solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, July 22, 2028.The central line of the path of the eclipse will cross the Australian continent from the Kimberley region in the north west and continue in a south-easterly direction through Western Australia, the Northern Territory, south-west Queensland and New South Wales, close to the towns of Wyndham, Kununurra, Tennant Creek, Birdsville, Bourke and Dubbo, and continuing on through the centre of Sydney, where the eclipse will have a duration of over three minutes. It will also cross Queenstown and Dunedin, New Zealand. Totality will also be viewable from two of Australia's external territories: Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island.This is the first time Sydney experienced a total solar eclipse since March 26, 1857 and will be the last until June 3, 2858. (Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC)
Related eclipses === Eclipses in 2028===* A partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 January 2028. * An annular solar eclipse on Wednesday, 26 January 2028. * A partial lunar eclipse on Thursday, 6 July 2028. * A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 22 July 2028. * A total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 31 December 2028.=== Solar eclipses of 2026–2029 ======Tzolkinex===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021* Followed: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2034===Tritos===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017* Followed: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2039=== Saros 146 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 146, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 76 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on September 19, 1541.It contains total eclipses from May 29, 1938, through October 7, 2154, hybrid eclipses from October 17, 2172, through November 20, 2226, and annular eclipses from December 1, 2244, through August 10, 2659.The series ends at member 76 as a partial eclipse on December 29, 2893.The longest duration of totality was 5 minutes, 21 seconds on June 30, 1992.Series members 21-37 occur between 1901 and 2200:212223150pxMay 7, 1902150pxMay 18, 1920150pxMay 29, 1938242526150pxJune 8, 1956150pxJune 20, 1974150pxJune 30, 1992272829150pxJuly 11, 2010150pxJuly 22, 2028150pxAugust 2, 2046303132150pxAugust 12, 2064150pxAugust 24, 2082150pxSeptember 4, 2100333435150pxSeptember 15, 2118150pxSeptember 26, 2136150pxOctober 7, 21543637150pxOctober 17, 2172150pxOctober 29, 2190=== Metonic cycle===
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