A total

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

ascending 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 Thursday, August 3, 2073, with a

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of 1.0294. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's

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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 3.1 days before

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(on August 6, 2073, at 18:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger. The path of totality will be visible from parts of southern

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and

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. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible for parts of central and southern

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and the

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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

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2073

* A partial solar eclipse on February 7. * A total lunar eclipse on February 22. * A total solar eclipse on August 3. * A total lunar eclipse on August 17.

Metonic

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of October 15, 2069 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, October 15, 2069, with a magnitude of 0.5298. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the imag ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2077

Tzolkinex

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066 An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 22, 2066, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.9435. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby tot ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of September 13, 2080 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, September 13, 2080, with a magnitude of 0.8743. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the ima ...

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 28, 2064 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 8, 2082

Tritos

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of September 3, 2062 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, September 3, 2062, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.9749. A solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of July 3, 2084 An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Sunday, July 2 and Monday, July 3, 2084, with a magnitude of 0.9421. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partl ...

Solar Saros 127

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of July 24, 2055 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, July 24, 2055, with a magnitude of 1.0359. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of August 15, 2091 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, August 14 and Wednesday, August 15, 2091, with a magnitude of 1.0216. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or ...

Inex

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23, 2044, with a magnitude of 1.0364. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or p ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of July 15, 2102 Solar may refer to: Astronomy * Of or relating to the Sun ** Solar telescope, a special purpose telescope used to observe the Sun ** A device that utilizes solar energy (e.g. "solar panels") ** Solar calendar, a calendar whose dates indicate t ...

Triad

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit on Friday, October 3, 1986, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 1. It was a hybrid event, with only a fraction of its path as total, and longer sections at th ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 4, 2160

Solar eclipses of 2073–2076

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Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

Notes

References

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