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 on Sunday, April 21, 2069, with a

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of 0.8992. 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 partial solar eclipse will be visible for parts of eastern

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, and

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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

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, 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

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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2069

* A partial solar eclipse on April 21. * A total lunar eclipse on May 6. * A partial solar eclipse on May 20. * A partial solar eclipse on October 15. * A total lunar eclipse on October 30.

Metonic

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2065 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of February 7, 2073 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 7, 2073, with a magnitude of 0.6768. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally ...

Tzolkinex

* Preceded 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 ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2076

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2060 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 27, 2078

Tritos

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058 * 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 ...

Solar Saros 120

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, April 10 and Tuesday, April 11, 2051, with a magnitude of 0.9849. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or p ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of May 2, 2087 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit on Friday, May 2, 2087, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.8011. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally ...

Inex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098

Triad

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, June 21, 1982, with a magnitude of 0.6168. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of th ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 21, 2156

Solar eclipses of 2069–2072

Saros 120

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

References

External links

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