Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015
Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015 | |
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![]() From the Solar Dynamics Observatory | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.1004 |
Magnitude | 0.7875 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 72°06′S 2°18′W / 72.1°S 2.3°W |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 6:55:19 |
References | |
Saros | 125 (54 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9542 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, September 13, 2015,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.7875. 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.
Images[edit]
![]() Animated path |
![]() View from center of sun |
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses of 2015[edit]
- A total solar eclipse on March 20.
- A total lunar eclipse on April 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 13.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 28.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 7, 2006
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026
Solar Saros 125[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1928
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 15, 2102
Solar eclipses of 2015–2018[edit]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[4]
The partial solar eclipse on July 13, 2018 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 2015 to 2018 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
120![]() Totality in Longyearbyen, Svalbard |
March 20, 2015![]() Total |
0.94536 | 125![]() Solar Dynamics Observatory |
September 13, 2015 ![]() Partial |
−1.10039 | |
130 Balikpapan, Indonesia |
March 9, 2016![]() Total |
0.26092 | 135![]() Annularity in L'Étang-Salé, Réunion |
September 1, 2016![]() Annular |
−0.33301 | |
140![]() Partial from Buenos Aires, Argentina |
February 26, 2017![]() Annular |
−0.45780 | 145![]() Totality in Madras, OR, USA |
August 21, 2017![]() Total |
0.43671 | |
150![]() Partial in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
February 15, 2018![]() Partial |
−1.21163 | 155![]() Partial in Huittinen, Finland |
August 11, 2018![]() Partial |
1.14758 |
Saros 125[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 125, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 73 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on February 4, 1060. It contains total eclipses from June 13, 1276 through July 16, 1330; hybrid eclipses on July 26, 1348 and August 7, 1366; and annular eclipses from August 17, 1384 through August 22, 1979. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on April 9, 2358. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 14 at 1 minutes, 11 seconds on June 25, 1294, and the longest duration of annularity was produced by member 48 at 7 minutes, 23 seconds on July 10, 1907. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[5]
Series members 43–64 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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43 | 44 | 45 |
![]() May 16, 1817 |
![]() May 27, 1835 |
![]() June 6, 1853 |
46 | 47 | 48 |
![]() June 18, 1871 |
![]() June 28, 1889 |
![]() July 10, 1907 |
49 | 50 | 51 |
![]() July 20, 1925 |
![]() August 1, 1943 |
![]() August 11, 1961 |
52 | 53 | 54 |
![]() August 22, 1979 |
![]() September 2, 1997 |
![]() September 13, 2015 |
55 | 56 | 57 |
![]() September 23, 2033 |
![]() October 4, 2051 |
![]() October 15, 2069 |
58 | 59 | 60 |
![]() October 26, 2087 |
![]() November 6, 2105 |
![]() November 18, 2123 |
61 | 62 | 63 |
![]() November 28, 2141 |
![]() December 9, 2159 |
![]() December 20, 2177 |
64 | ||
![]() December 31, 2195 |
Metonic series[edit]
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076 | ||||
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July 1–2 | April 19–20 | February 5–7 | November 24–25 | September 12–13 |
117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
![]() July 1, 2000 |
![]() April 19, 2004 |
![]() February 7, 2008 |
![]() November 25, 2011 |
![]() September 13, 2015 |
127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
![]() July 2, 2019 |
![]() April 20, 2023 |
![]() February 6, 2027 |
![]() November 25, 2030 |
![]() September 12, 2034 |
137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
![]() July 2, 2038 |
![]() April 20, 2042 |
![]() February 5, 2046 |
![]() November 25, 2049 |
![]() September 12, 2053 |
147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
![]() July 1, 2057 |
![]() April 20, 2061 |
![]() February 5, 2065 |
![]() November 24, 2068 |
![]() September 12, 2072 |
157 | 159 | 161 | 163 | 165 |
![]() July 1, 2076 |
References[edit]
- ^ Orwig, Jessica. "A NASA video shows what a total lunar eclipse looks like from the moon, and it's mind-blowing". Business Insider.
- ^ European Space Agency. "Image: Proba-2 captures partial solar eclipse". phys.org.
- ^ Wall, Mike (September 12, 2015). "Watch Sunday's Partial Solar Eclipse Live in Slooh Webcast". Space.com.
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 125". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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