A partial

solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...

will occur at the Moon's

descending node An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes. Planes of reference Common planes of referenc ...

of orbit between Monday, April 10 and Tuesday, April 11, 2051, with a

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of 0.9849. A

occurs when the

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passes between

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and the

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, 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. The umbral shadow of the Moon will pass just above the

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. It will be the largest partial solar eclipse in 21st century. The maximal phase of the partial eclipse (0.98) will be recorded in the

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. The partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of

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, and western

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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.

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an

eclipse season An eclipse season is a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Eclipse seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of the Orbit of the Moon, Moon's orbital plane (orbital inclination, tilted five degrees to the ecliptic, Earth ...

, 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 A fortnight is a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks). The word derives from the Old English term , meaning "" (or "fourteen days", since the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights). Astronomy and tides In astronomy, a ''lunar fortnight'' is hal ...

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2051

* A partial solar eclipse on April 11. * A total lunar eclipse on April 26. * A partial solar eclipse on October 4. * A total lunar eclipse on October 19.

Metonic

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2047 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of January 27, 2055 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 27, 2055, with a magnitude of 0.6932. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the im ...

Tzolkinex

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044 An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 28, 2044, with a magnitude of 0.96. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 5, 2042 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2060

Tritos

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, March 11, 2062, with a magnitude of 0.9331. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

Solar Saros 120

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 30, 2033, with a magnitude of 1.0462. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2069

Inex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of March 21, 2080 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, March 21, 2080, with a magnitude of 0.8734. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

Triad

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 1964 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 9, 2138

Solar eclipses of 2051–2054

Saros 120

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

References

External links

* http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2051/SE2051Apr11P.GIF {{Solar eclipses 2051 in science 2051 4 11 2051 4 11