Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098

A partial solar eclipse will occur on April 1, 2098. 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.

Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma-1.1005
Magnitude0.7984
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61°S 38.1°W / -61; -38.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse20:02:31
References
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Catalog # (SE5000)9728

Solar eclipses 2098–2100

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.[1]

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References

  1. 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.
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