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

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of orbit on Sunday, October 26, 2087, with a

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of 0.4696. 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 southern

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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

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 2087

* A partial solar eclipse on May 2. * A total lunar eclipse on May 17. * A partial solar eclipse on June 1. * A partial solar eclipse on October 26. * A total lunar eclipse on November 10.

Metonic

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 7, 2084 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 15, 2091

Tzolkinex

* Preceded 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 ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 7, 2094

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 21, 2078 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 31, 2096

Tritos

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 26, 2076 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of September 25, 2098 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit between Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25, 2098, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.7871. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes b ...

Solar Saros 125

* 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 November 6, 2105

Inex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 16, 2058 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of October 6, 2116 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 December 25, 2000 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, December 25, 2000 (also known as the "Christmas 2000 Solar Eclipse"), with a magnitude of 0.7228. It was the first solar eclipse to fall on Christmas since 1954 ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 27, 2174

Solar eclipses of 2087–2090

Saros 125

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

References

External links

* http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2051/SE2087Oct26P.GIF {{Solar eclipses 2087 in science 2087 10 26 2087 10 26