Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
| Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | -1.1942 |
| Magnitude | 0.6286 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71°36′S 131°24′W / 71.6°S 131.4°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 4:46:49 |
| References | |
| Saros | 150 (18 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9587 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur on February 27, 2036. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
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Related eclipses
Solar eclipses of 2033-2036
Each member 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.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2033-2036 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| 120 | March 30, 2033 Total |
125 | September 23, 2033 Partial | |||
| 130 | March 20, 2034 Total |
136 | September 12, 2034 Annular | |||
| 140 | March 9, 2035 Annular |
145 | September 2, 2035 Total | |||
| 150 | February 27, 2036 Partial |
155 | August 21, 2036 Partial | |||
| A partial solar eclipse on July 23, 2036 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set. | ||||||
Metonic cycle
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).
| 21 events between July 22, 1971 and July 22, 2047 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21-22 | May 9-11 | February 26-27 | December 14-15 | October 2-3 |
| 116 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 |
 July 22, 1971 |
 May 11, 1975 |
 February 26, 1979 |
 December 15, 1982 |
 October 3, 1986 |
| 126 | 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 |
 July 22, 1990 |
 May 10, 1994 |
 February 26, 1998 |
 December 14, 2001 |
 October 3, 2005 |
| 136 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 |
 July 22, 2009 |
 May 10, 2013 |
 February 26, 2017 |
 December 14, 2020 |
 October 2, 2024 |
| 146 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 |
 July 22, 2028 |
 May 9, 2032 |
February 27, 2036 |
 December 15, 2039 |
 October 3, 2043 |
| 156 | ||||
 July 22, 2047 | ||||
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