Solar eclipse of November 4, 2078

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, November 4, 2078, with a magnitude of 0.9255. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. The path of annularity will cross the Pacific Ocean, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Eclipse Details

 * Eclipse Magnitude = 0.92551
 * Eclipse Obscuration = 0.85657
 * Gamma = -0.22852
 * Greatest Eclipse = 04 Nov 2078 16:53:57.5 UTC (16:55:44.4 TD)
 * Delta T = 1 minute, 46.9 seconds
 * Annularity Duration at Greatest Eclipse = 8 minutes, 29 seconds, 80 milliseconds
 * Annularity Duration at Greatest Duration = 8 minutes, 31 seconds, 940 milliseconds
 * Path Width at Greatest Eclipse = 287.5 km (178.6 mi)
 * Path Width at Greatest Duration = 286.0 km (177.7 mi)
 * Moon diameter = 1764.8 arcseconds
 * Sun diameter = 1935.0 arcseconds
 * Moon declination = 15 degrees, 49 minutes, 24.5 seconds south of the Celestial equator
 * Sun declination = 15 degrees, 38 minutes, 7.6 seconds south of the Celestial equator
 * Moon right ascension = 14 hours, 40 minutes, 33.5 seconds
 * Sun right ascension = 14 hours, 40 minutes, 53.9 seconds

Eclipses in 2078

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 27, 2078.
 * A total solar eclipse on May 11, 2078.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 21, 2078.
 * An annular solar eclipse on November 4, 2078.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 19, 2078.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2075
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2082

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2071
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2085

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2069
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 10, 2087

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2089

Solar Saros 144

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 15, 2096

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2049
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 16, 2107

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 5, 2165