Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, May 1, 2079, with a magnitude of 1.0512. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter 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. The eclipse will be visible in Greenland, parts of eastern Canada (including Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) and parts of the northeastern United States (including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey).

This will be the first total eclipse visible from New York City since January 24, 1925, and unlike the previous eclipse will experience totality across the entire city limits.

Visible cities
The path of totality will start in eastern Pennsylvania. A total eclipse will be visible along the path of Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, Boston, and Portland, Maine in the United States. Partial eclipses will be visible in Charlotte, Richmond, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Buffalo. In Canada, the total eclipse can be visible in Halifax, and Saint John, while the partial eclipse can be seen in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and most of northern Canada. The path then passes directly through Nuuk, making it visible to most of Greenland. The path will end near the Bering Strait. A partial eclipse can be visible in a very small part of South America, Northern Africa, Europe and Northern Asia (Mostly Russia). The path of totality barely misses the North Pole by about 100 miles (160 km).

Details

 * Delta T: 1 minute, 47.3 seconds
 * Magnitude = 1.05116
 * Obscuration = 1.10494
 * Gamma = 0.90808
 * Greatest eclipse = 01 May 2079 10:48:25.6 UTC (10:50:12.8 AT)
 * Sun right ascension = 2 hours, 35 minutes, 18.8 seconds
 * Sun declination = 15 degrees, 12 minutes, 6.8 seconds north of the celestial equator
 * Moon right ascension = 2 hours, 33 minutes, 47.0 seconds
 * Moon declination = 16 degrees, 2 minutes, 36.5 seconds north of the celestial equator
 * Sun diameter = 1905.2 arcseconds
 * Moon diameter = 1989.4 arcseconds
 * Path width at greatest eclipse = 405.7 km (252.1 mi)
 * Path width at greatest duration = 404.8 km (251.5 mi)
 * Totality at greatest eclipse = 2 minutes, 54 seconds, 910 milliseconds
 * Totality at greatest duration = 2 minutes, 54 seconds, 920 milliseconds

Eclipses in 2079

 * A partial lunar eclipse on April 16, 2079.
 * A total solar eclipse on May 1, 2079.
 * A total lunar eclipse on October 10, 2079.
 * An annular solar eclipse on October 24, 2079.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2075
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2086

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2070
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 5, 2088

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 31, 2090

Solar Saros 149

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2097

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2050
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2108

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1992
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 2, 2166

Inex series
In the 19th century:
 * Solar saros 140: total solar eclipse of October 29, 1818
 * Solar saros 141: annular solar eclipse of October 9, 1847
 * Solar saros 142: total solar eclipse of September 17, 1876

In the 22nd century:
 * Solar saros 150: partial solar eclipse of April 11, 2108
 * Solar saros 151: annular solar eclipse of March 21, 2137
 * Solar saros 152: total solar eclipse of March 2, 2166
 * Solar saros 153: annular solar eclipse of February 10, 2195