Solar eclipse of November 4, 2078
Introduction An annular solar eclipse will occur on Friday, November 4, 2078.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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. The path of annularity will cross Pacific Ocean, South America, and Atlantic Ocean. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Annular Solar Eclipse of 4 November 2078.Eclipse Magnitude = 0.92551Eclipse Obscuration = 0.85657Gamma = -0.22852Greatest Eclipse = 04 Nov 2078 16:53:57.5 UTC (16:55:44.4 TD)Delta T = 1 minute, 46.9 secondsAnnularity Duration at Greatest Eclipse = 8 minutes, 29 seconds, 80 millisecondsAnnularity Duration at Greatest Duration = 8 minutes, 31 seconds, 940 millisecondsPath Width at Greatest Eclipse = 287.5 km (178.6 mi)Path Width at Greatest Duration = 286.0 km (177.7 mi)Moon diameter = 1764.8 arcsecondsSun diameter = 1935.0 arcsecondsMoon declination = 15 degrees, 49 minutes, 24.5 seconds south of the Celestial equatorSun declination = 15 degrees, 38 minutes, 7.6 seconds south of the Celestial equatorMoon right ascension = 14 hours, 40 minutes, 33.5 secondsSun right ascension = 14 hours, 40 minutes, 53.9 seconds
[[Eclipse season]] This is the second eclipse this season.First eclipse this season: 21 October 2078 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Lunar Saros 118)Third eclipse this season: 19 November 2078 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Lunar Saros 156)
Related eclipses === Solar eclipses 2076–2079====== Saros 144 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 144, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on April 11, 1736.It contains annular eclipses from July 7, 1880 through August 27, 2565.There are no total eclipses in the series. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 5, 2980.The longest duration of annularity will be 9 minutes, 52 seconds on December 29, 2168.Series members 11–21 occur between 1901 and 2100:111213150pxJul 30, 1916150pxAug 10, 1934150pxAug 20, 1952141516150pxAug 31, 1970150pxSep 11, 1988150pxSep 22, 2006171819150pxOct 2, 2024150pxOct 14, 2042150pxOct 24, 20602021150pxNov 4, 2078150pxNov 15, 2096===Tritos series====== Metonic cycle ===21 eclipse events between June 12, 2029 and June 12, 2105June 11–12March 30–31January 16November 4–5August 23–24118120122124126150pxJune 12, 2029150pxMarch 30, 2033150pxJanuary 16, 2037150pxNovember 4, 2040150pxAugust 23, 2044128130132134136150pxJune 11, 2048150pxMarch 30, 2052150pxJanuary 16, 2056150pxNovember 5, 2059150pxAugust 24, 2063138140142144146150pxJune 11, 2067150pxMarch 31, 2071150pxJanuary 16, 2075150pxNovember 4, 2078150pxAugust 24, 2082148150152154150pxJune 11, 2086150pxMarch 31, 2090150pxJanuary 16, 2094150pxNovember 4, 2097
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