A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, January 6, 2076, with a magnitude of 1.0342. 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. Occurring about 8.5 hours before perigee (on January 6, 2076, at 18:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This will be the first of four solar eclipses in 2076, with the others occurring on June 1, July 1, and November 26.
The path of totality will be visible from parts of Antarctica. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and southwestern Australia.
Eclipse details Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+January 6, 2076 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 2076 January 6 at 08:01:50.9 UTC First Umbral External Contact 2076 January 6 at 09:30:07.4 UTC First Central Line 2076 January 6 at 09:32:18.8 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 2076 January 6 at 09:34:37.8 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 2076 January 6 at 10:05:23.8 UTC Greatest Eclipse 2076 January 6 at 10:07:27.5 UTC Greatest Duration 2076 January 6 at 10:07:36.9 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 2076 January 6 at 10:16:52.4 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 2076 January 6 at 10:40:18.1 UTC Last Central Line 2076 January 6 at 10:42:37.7 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 2076 January 6 at 10:44:49.5 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 2076 January 6 at 12:13:04.2 UTC
+January 6, 2076 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.03424 Eclipse Obscuration 1.06965 Gamma −0.93732 Sun Right Ascension 19h09m11.6s Sun Declination -22°28'36.7" Sun Semi-Diameter 16'15.9" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.9" Moon Right Ascension 19h09m16.9s Moon Declination -23°26'00.6" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'43.8" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°01'24.1" ΔT 102.2 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of December 2075–January 2076 December 22Ascending node (full moon) January 6Descending node (new moon) Partial lunar eclipseLunar Saros 126 Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 152
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2076 A total solar eclipse on January 6. A partial solar eclipse on June 1. A total lunar eclipse on June 17. A partial solar eclipse on July 1. A partial solar eclipse on November 26. A total lunar eclipse on December 10.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072 Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2079
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 24, 2068 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2066 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 10, 2085
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2086
Solar Saros 152 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2057 Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2094
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047 Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 17, 2104
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989 Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 6, 2162
Solar eclipses of 2073–2076
Saros 152
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
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