Solar eclipse of May 20, 2069

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, May 20, 2069, with a magnitude of 0.0879. 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.

This event will mark the beginning of Solar Saros 158.

Eclipses in 2069

 * A partial solar eclipse on April 21, 2069.
 * A total lunar eclipse on May 6, 2069.
 * A partial solar eclipse on May 20, 2069.
 * A partial solar eclipse on October 15, 2069.
 * A total lunar eclipse on October 30, 2069.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2065

Tzolkinex

 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2076

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2060

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2058

Solar Saros 158

 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2087

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 20, 1982

Saros 158
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 158, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series will start with a partial solar eclipse on May 20, 2069. It contains total eclipses from August 5, 2195 through August 13, 2808; hybrid eclipses on August 24, 2826 and September 3, 2844; and annular eclipses from September 15, 2862 through February 27, 3133. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on June 16, 3313. 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 will be produced by member 10 at 4 minutes, 43 seconds on August 28, 2231, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 57 at 6 minutes, 7 seconds on January 25, 3079. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.