Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045

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Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045
Total eclipse
SE2045Aug12T.png
Map
Gamma 0.2116
Magnitude 1.0774
Maximum eclipse
Duration366 s (6 min 6 s)
Coordinates 25°54′N78°30′W / 25.9°N 78.5°W / 25.9; -78.5
Max. width of band256 km (159 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse17:42:39
References
Saros 136 (39 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9608

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, August 12, 2045, [1] with a magnitude of 1.0774. 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 7 minutes after perigee (on August 12, 2045, at 17:35 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be near its maximum. [2]

Contents

It will be the fourth longest eclipse of the 21st century with a magnitude of 1.0774. It will be visible throughout much of the continental United States, with a path of totality running through northern California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, northeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The total eclipse will be greatest over the Bahamas, before continuing over the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, northeastern Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northeastern Brazil. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of the Russian Far East, Hawaii, North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern and central South America, and West Africa.

The path of totality of this eclipse will be seen over many major cities, including Reno, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Jackson, Montgomery, Tallahassee, Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Nassau, Santo Domingo, Porlamar, Port of Spain, Georgetown, Paramaribo, Belém, São Luís, Joāo Pessoa and Recife. [3] It will also be the second total eclipse visible from Little Rock in 21.3 years. [3] Totality will last for at least 6 minutes along the part of the path that starts at Camden, Alabama, crossing Florida and ending near the southernmost Bahama Islands. The longest duration of totality will be 6 minutes 5.5 seconds at 25°54.594′N78°32.19′W / 25.909900°N 78.53650°W / 25.909900; -78.53650 , which is over the Atlantic Ocean east of Fort Lauderdale and south of Freeport, Bahamas. [3]

The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 had a very similar path of totality over the U.S., about 250 miles (400 km) to the northeast, also crossing the Pacific coast and Atlantic coast of the country. This is because when a solar eclipse crosses the U.S. in mid-August at an ascending node (i.e. moves from south to north during odd-numbered saros), the path of the eclipse tracks from coast to coast. When a solar eclipse crosses the U.S. in mid-August at descending node (even numbered saros), the path tracks a large distance southward. [4]

Images

Animation of the eclipse shadow. The small dark circle represents the umbra, and the much larger grey circle represents the penumbra. Solar eclipse aug12 2045 spaceview.gif
Animation of the eclipse shadow. The small dark circle represents the umbra, and the much larger grey circle represents the penumbra.
Another animation of the eclipse shadow. SE2045Aug12T.gif
Another animation of the eclipse shadow.

Eclipse timing

Places experiencing total eclipse

Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2045
(Local Times)
Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseStart of total eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of total eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of totality (min:s)Duration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum magnitude
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Salt Lake City 09:21:0510:28:5410:29:3710:30:2011:43:181:262:221.0019
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Oklahoma City 10:36:4411:51:3111:53:0711:54:4313:12:373:122:361.0068
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Little Rock 10:44:4712:00:1512:03:0412:05:5413:22:565:392:381.0284
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jackson 10:49:4012:08:0412:09:3912:11:1413:30:233:102:411.0062
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Montgomery 10:56:2112:14:5612:16:5112:18:4513:36:503:492:401.009
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. Petersburg 12:07:4413:28:4413:30:3213:32:1914:50:563:352:431.0076
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tampa 12:07:5513:28:0913:30:3813:33:0714:50:574:582:431.0162
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Orlando 12:09:1713:28:5013:31:4313:34:3614:51:315:462:421.0261
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hialeah 12:14:5613:37:0013:38:1813:39:3714:58:132:372:431.0041
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Miami 12:15:1313:37:2313:38:3713:39:5114:58:302:282:431.0036
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Freeport 12:17:0813:37:1313:40:0513:42:5614:59:175:432:421.0256
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Nassau 12:21:5513:42:0713:45:0913:48:1015:03:596:032:421.0343
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Providenciales 12:37:3313:58:4214:00:1214:01:4215:16:493:002:391.0055
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Gonaïves 12:40:4414:02:0714:03:5514:05:4315:20:443:362:401.0082
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Labadee 12:41:0114:01:1314:04:0114:06:4915:20:385:362:401.026
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Cap-Haïtien 12:41:0814:01:1914:04:0814:06:5715:20:445:382:401.0264
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Puerto Plata 12:44:0914:04:0714:06:3414:09:0015:22:234:532:381.0172
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Santiago de los Caballeros 12:44:4414:04:2614:07:1214:09:5815:23:015:322:381.0254
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic La Vega 12:45:3114:05:0814:07:5614:10:4415:23:405:362:381.027
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 12:48:0514:07:2814:10:2114:13:1315:25:445:452:381.0312
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 13:18:5814:34:2614:36:5414:39:2115:46:504:552:281.0236
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Chaguanas 13:19:2414:34:4614:37:1514:39:4415:47:074:582:281.0246
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago San Fernando 13:19:4414:34:5914:37:3614:40:1215:47:285:132:281.0312
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Georgetown 13:31:4514:44:4714:47:1614:49:4415:54:484:572:231.0306
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Linden 13:33:0114:46:4614:48:2514:50:0315:55:503:172:231.0093
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana New Amsterdam 13:33:4814:46:2414:48:5114:51:1715:55:584:532:221.0299
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Nieuw Nickerie 14:35:1115:47:2515:49:5315:52:2016:56:404:552:211.0331
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Paramaribo 14:38:1615:50:3215:51:5315:53:1416:57:432:422:191.0064
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Belém 14:58:4516:06:2816:07:1416:08:0117:08:391:332:101.0027
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Recife 15:18:3116:17:5316:19:1516:20:3717:14:272:441:561.0119
References: [1]

Places experiencing partial eclipse

Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2045
(Local Times)
Country or territoryCity or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Francisco 08:12:3609:17:0410:27:392:1594.68%
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles 08:14:5509:21:0710:33:452:1979.46%
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington, D.C. 12:10:5513:23:5114:35:012:2462.01%
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York City 12:16:5113:26:0014:33:152:1650.85%
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana 12:15:1313:39:0414:59:322:4488.04%
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Kingston 11:35:3512:59:3014:17:342:4286.81%
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Harbour 12:39:3114:01:5615:18:112:3999.87%
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town 12:40:2314:02:3915:18:402:3899.32%
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Port-au-Prince 12:43:0614:06:1515:22:492:4099.78%
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico San Juan 12:55:5514:16:1215:29:212:3394.78%
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 12:58:3614:18:1015:30:322:3291.97%
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Cruz Bay 12:58:5414:18:2315:30:402:3291.62%
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Road Town 12:59:0714:18:2715:30:372:3290.88%
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Christiansted 13:00:0514:19:3715:31:522:3292.99%
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Oranjestad 12:59:4614:21:3415:35:492:3689.76%
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 13:04:5614:23:1315:34:102:2988.89%
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Willemstad 13:02:3914:24:0215:37:462:3591.66%
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 13:07:0214:24:4315:35:042:2887.01%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Caribbean Netherlands Kralendijk 13:03:4414:24:5715:38:262:3593.62%
Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe Basse-Terre 13:09:0714:26:5615:37:182:2889.85%
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Roseau 13:10:5814:28:4115:38:502:2890.88%
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Caracas 13:09:4214:30:0115:42:272:3392.71%
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique Fort-de-France 13:12:4614:30:2115:40:182:2891.98%
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Castries 13:13:5714:31:3215:41:262:2793.42%
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown 13:14:5814:32:4715:42:492:2896.33%
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada St. George's 13:15:5714:34:0615:44:222:2899.87%
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Bridgetown 13:18:0914:34:5215:43:522:2692.36%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Scarborough 13:19:2414:36:5515:46:302:2799.77%
Flag of France.svg  French Guiana Cayenne 14:44:0215:55:4817:00:012:1697.78%
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fortaleza 15:11:3416:14:3317:11:302:0097.97%
References: [1]

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. [5]

August 12, 2045 Solar Eclipse Times
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2045 August 12 at 15:07:00.8 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2045 August 12 at 16:00:47.6 UTC
First Central Line2045 August 12 at 16:02:23.2 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2045 August 12 at 16:03:58.9 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2045 August 12 at 16:59:52.7 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2045 August 12 at 17:32:55.3 UTC
Greatest Duration2045 August 12 at 17:36:50.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2045 August 12 at 17:40:30.1 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2045 August 12 at 17:42:39.1 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2045 August 12 at 18:25:38.4 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2045 August 12 at 19:21:25.5 UTC
Last Central Line2045 August 12 at 19:23:01.0 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2045 August 12 at 19:24:36.5 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2045 August 12 at 20:18:21.5 UTC
August 12, 2045 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.07736
Eclipse Obscuration1.16069
Gamma0.21161
Sun Right Ascension09h31m17.7s
Sun Declination+14°40'40.5"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'47.0"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension09h31m39.7s
Moon Declination+14°52'29.9"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'43.3"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'22.3"
ΔT81.6 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 August 2045
August 12
Descending node (new moon)
August 27
Ascending node (full moon)
SE2045Aug12T.png Lunar eclipse chart close-2045Aug27.png
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 136
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 148

Eclipses in 2045

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 136

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 2044–2047

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. [6]

The partial solar eclipses on June 23, 2047 and December 16, 2047 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2044 to 2047
Ascending node Descending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
121 February 28, 2044
SE2044Feb28A.png
Annular
−0.9954126 August 23, 2044
SE2044Aug23T.png
Total
0.9613
131 February 16, 2045
SE2045Feb16A.png
Annular
−0.3125136 August 12, 2045
SE2045Aug12T.png
Total
0.2116
141 February 5, 2046
SE2046Feb05A.png
Annular
0.3765146 August 2, 2046
SE2046Aug02T.png
Total
−0.535
151 January 26, 2047
SE2047Jan26P.png
Partial
1.045156 July 22, 2047
SE2047Jul22P.png
Partial
−1.3477

Saros 136

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 14, 1360. It contains annular eclipses from September 8, 1504 through November 12, 1594; hybrid eclipses from November 22, 1612 through January 17, 1703; and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.

The longest duration of annularity was produced by member 9 at 32 seconds on September 8, 1504, and the longest duration of totality was produced by member 34 at 7 minutes, 7.74 seconds on June 20, 1955. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit. [7]

Series members 26–47 occur between 1801 and 2200:
262728
SE1811Mar24T.png
March 24, 1811
SE1829Apr03T.png
April 3, 1829
SE1847Apr15T.png
April 15, 1847
293031
SE1865Apr25T.gif
April 25, 1865
SE1883May06T.png
May 6, 1883
SE1901May18T.png
May 18, 1901
323334
SE1919May29T.png
May 29, 1919
SE1937Jun08T.png
June 8, 1937
SE1955Jun20T.png
June 20, 1955
353637
SE1973Jun30T.png
June 30, 1973
SE1991Jul11T.png
July 11, 1991
SE2009Jul22T.png
July 22, 2009
383940
SE2027Aug02T.png
August 2, 2027
SE2045Aug12T.png
August 12, 2045
SE2063Aug24T.png
August 24, 2063
414243
SE2081Sep03T.png
September 3, 2081
SE2099Sep14T.png
September 14, 2099
SE2117Sep26T.png
September 26, 2117
444546
SE2135Oct07T.png
October 7, 2135
SE2153Oct17T.png
October 17, 2153
SE2171Oct29T.png
October 29, 2171
47
SE2189Nov08T.png
November 8, 2189

Metonic series

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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.

22 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and October 24, 2098
May 31–June 1March 19–20January 5–6October 24–25August 12–13
118120122124126
SE2011Jun01P.png
June 1, 2011
SE2015Mar20T.png
March 20, 2015
SE2019Jan06P.png
January 6, 2019
SE2022Oct25P.png
October 25, 2022
SE2026Aug12T.png
August 12, 2026
128130132134136
SE2030Jun01A.png
June 1, 2030
SE2034Mar20T.png
March 20, 2034
SE2038Jan05A.png
January 5, 2038
SE2041Oct25A.png
October 25, 2041
SE2045Aug12T.png
August 12, 2045
138140142144146
SE2049May31A.png
May 31, 2049
SE2053Mar20A.png
March 20, 2053
SE2057Jan05T.png
January 5, 2057
SE2060Oct24A.png
October 24, 2060
SE2064Aug12T.png
August 12, 2064
148150152154156
SE2068May31T.png
May 31, 2068
SE2072Mar19P.png
March 19, 2072
SE2076Jan06T.png
January 6, 2076
SE2079Oct24A.png
October 24, 2079
SE2083Aug13P.png
August 13, 2083
158160162164
SE2087Jun01P.png
June 1, 2087
SE2098Oct24P.png
October 24, 2098

Tritos series

This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200
SE1805Jun26P.gif
June 26, 1805
(Saros 114)
SE1816May27A.gif
May 27, 1816
(Saros 115)
SE1827Apr26A.gif
April 26, 1827
(Saros 116)
SE1838Mar25T.gif
March 25, 1838
(Saros 117)
SE1849Feb23A.gif
February 23, 1849
(Saros 118)
SE1860Jan23A.png
January 23, 1860
(Saros 119)
SE1870Dec22T.png
December 22, 1870
(Saros 120)
SE1881Nov21A.gif
November 21, 1881
(Saros 121)
SE1892Oct20P.gif
October 20, 1892
(Saros 122)
SE1903Sep21T.png
September 21, 1903
(Saros 123)
SE1914Aug21T.png
August 21, 1914
(Saros 124)
SE1925Jul20A.png
July 20, 1925
(Saros 125)
SE1936Jun19T.png
June 19, 1936
(Saros 126)
SE1947May20T.png
May 20, 1947
(Saros 127)
SE1958Apr19A.png
April 19, 1958
(Saros 128)
SE1969Mar18A.png
March 18, 1969
(Saros 129)
SE1980Feb16T.png
February 16, 1980
(Saros 130)
SE1991Jan15A.png
January 15, 1991
(Saros 131)
SE2001Dec14A.png
December 14, 2001
(Saros 132)
SE2012Nov13T.png
November 13, 2012
(Saros 133)
SE2023Oct14A.png
October 14, 2023
(Saros 134)
SE2034Sep12A.png
September 12, 2034
(Saros 135)
SE2045Aug12T.png
August 12, 2045
(Saros 136)
SE2056Jul12A.png
July 12, 2056
(Saros 137)
SE2067Jun11A.png
June 11, 2067
(Saros 138)
SE2078May11T.png
May 11, 2078
(Saros 139)
SE2089Apr10A.png
April 10, 2089
(Saros 140)
SE2100Mar10A.png
March 10, 2100
(Saros 141)
SE2111Feb08T.png
February 8, 2111
(Saros 142)
SE2122Jan08A.png
January 8, 2122
(Saros 143)
SE2132Dec07A.png
December 7, 2132
(Saros 144)
SE2143Nov07T.png
November 7, 2143
(Saros 145)
SE2154Oct07T.png
October 7, 2154
(Saros 146)
Saros147 31van80 SE2165Sep05A.jpg
September 5, 2165
(Saros 147)
Saros148 30van75 SE2176Aug04T.jpg
August 4, 2176
(Saros 148)
Saros149 30van71 SE2187Jul06T.jpg
July 6, 2187
(Saros 149)
Saros150 27van71 SE2198Jun04A.jpg
June 4, 2198
(Saros 150)

Inex series

This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200
SE1814Jan21A.gif
January 21, 1814
(Saros 128)
SE1842Dec31A.gif
December 31, 1842
(Saros 129)
SE1871Dec12T.gif
December 12, 1871
(Saros 130)
SE1900Nov22A.png
November 22, 1900
(Saros 131)
SE1929Nov01A.png
November 1, 1929
(Saros 132)
SE1958Oct12T.png
October 12, 1958
(Saros 133)
SE1987Sep23A.png
September 23, 1987
(Saros 134)
SE2016Sep01A.png
September 1, 2016
(Saros 135)
SE2045Aug12T.png
August 12, 2045
(Saros 136)
SE2074Jul24A.png
July 24, 2074
(Saros 137)
SE2103Jul04A.png
July 4, 2103
(Saros 138)
SE2132Jun13T.png
June 13, 2132
(Saros 139)
SE2161May25A.png
May 25, 2161
(Saros 140)
SE2190May04A.png
May 4, 2190
(Saros 141)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "August 12, 2045 Total Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Solar Eclipse of 2045 Aug 12". NASA. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. Google Earth Gallery for Solar and Lunar Eclipses, Xavier M. Jubier, 2011
  5. "Total Solar Eclipse of 2045 Aug 12". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. 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.
  7. "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 136". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.