Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
| Partial eclipse | |
 Map | |
| Gamma | −1.2529 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.5306 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 62°48′S 174°24′E / 62.8°S 174.4°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 3:43:02 |
| References | |
| Saros | 119 (67 of 71) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9597 |
A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, May 11, 2040,[1] with a magnitude of 0.5306. 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.
A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica.
Images
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Animated path
Eclipse timing
[edit]Places experiencing partial eclipse
[edit]| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antarctica | Casey Station | 09:55:37 | 10:47:24 | 11:40:31 | 1:45 | 15.99% | |||
| Antarctica | Dumont d'Urville Station | 12:04:57 | 13:10:24 | 14:15:47 | 2:11 | 32.46% | |||
 Australia | Eucla | 11:55:59 | 12:14:20 | 12:32:45 | 0:37 | 0.25% | |||
| Australia | Adelaide | 12:13:39 | 13:11:42 | 14:08:51 | 1:55 | 9.51% | |||
| Australia | Hobart | 12:31:41 | 13:44:11 | 14:53:58 | 2:22 | 24.23% | |||
| Australia | Melbourne | 12:39:55 | 13:48:08 | 14:53:55 | 2:14 | 17.44% | |||
| Australia | Traralgon | 12:40:35 | 13:50:08 | 14:56:51 | 2:16 | 18.94% | |||
| Australia | Broken Hill | 12:24:29 | 13:21:31 | 14:16:57 | 1:52 | 8.63% | |||
| Australia | Canberra | 12:50:48 | 13:59:07 | 15:03:48 | 2:13 | 17.30% | |||
| Australia | Bowral | 12:54:34 | 14:02:32 | 15:06:35 | 2:12 | 17.06% | |||
| Australia | Kiama | 12:54:34 | 14:02:55 | 15:07:13 | 2:13 | 17.51% | |||
| Australia | Wollongong | 12:55:18 | 14:03:23 | 15:07:26 | 2:12 | 17.23% | |||
| Australia | Mudgee | 12:59:04 | 14:04:20 | 15:05:56 | 2:07 | 14.40% | |||
| Australia | Canterbury | 12:57:02 | 14:04:36 | 15:08:05 | 2:11 | 16.73% | |||
| Australia | Sydney | 12:57:17 | 14:04:50 | 15:08:16 | 2:11 | 16.72% | |||
| Australia | Tamworth | 13:05:24 | 14:09:02 | 15:08:46 | 2:03 | 13.24% | |||
 New Zealand | Christchurch | 15:05:34 | 16:15:16 | 17:18:47 (sunset) | 2:13 | 31.08% | |||
| Australia | Samford | 13:21:06 | 14:18:19 | 15:11:48 | 1:51 | 9.40% | |||
| Australia | Brisbane | 13:20:54 | 14:18:22 | 15:12:04 | 1:51 | 9.56% | |||
| Australia | Lord Howe Island | 13:45:35 | 14:50:28 | 15:50:05 | 2:05 | 16.27% | |||
| New Zealand | Wellington | 15:13:59 | 16:21:09 | 17:15:37 (sunset) | 2:02 | 28.06% | |||
| New Zealand | Chatham Islands | 16:03:56 | 17:07:20 | 17:19:15 (sunset) | 1:15 | 28.61% | |||
| New Zealand | Palmerston North | 15:17:32 | 16:23:28 | 17:14:26 (sunset) | 1:57 | 26.69% | |||
| Australia | Lindeman Island | 13:54:32 | 14:23:31 | 14:51:31 | 0:57 | 1.07% | |||
| New Zealand | Hamilton | 15:23:47 | 16:27:40 | 17:21:18 (sunset) | 1:58 | 23.41% | |||
| New Zealand | Tauranga | 15:25:24 | 16:28:32 | 17:17:58 (sunset) | 1:53 | 23.00% | |||
| New Zealand | Auckland | 15:25:34 | 16:28:50 | 17:25:18 (sunset) | 2:00 | 22.27% | |||
 Norfolk Island | Kingston | 14:38:38 | 15:35:15 | 16:26:55 | 1:48 | 12.73% | |||
 New Caledonia | Nouméa | 15:04:30 | 15:43:48 | 16:20:30 | 1:16 | 3.97% | |||
 Vanuatu | Port Vila | 15:46:25 | 15:51:35 | 15:56:41 | 0:10 | 0.01% | |||
| References: [1] | |||||||||
Eclipse details
[edit]Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[2]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2040 May 11 at 01:56:45.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2040 May 11 at 02:48:21.3 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2040 May 11 at 03:29:05.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2040 May 11 at 03:43:02.1 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2040 May 11 at 05:29:45.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.53064 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.41890 |
| Gamma | −1.25291 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 03h14m33.6s |
| Sun Declination | +18°01'19.7" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'50.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 03h16m16.3s |
| Moon Declination | +16°56'30.8" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'06.4" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'26.7" |
| ΔT | 78.8 s |
Eclipse season
[edit]This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
| May 11 Ascending node (new moon) | May 26 Descending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
|  |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 119 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 131 |
Related eclipses
[edit]Eclipses in 2040
[edit]- A partial solar eclipse on May 11.
- A total lunar eclipse on May 26.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 4.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 18.
Metonic
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 23, 2036
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044
Tzolkinex
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 23, 2047
Half-Saros
[edit]- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049
Tritos
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051
Solar Saros 119
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2058
Inex
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2069
Triad
[edit]- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 13, 2127
Solar eclipses of 2040–2043
[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.[3]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2040 to 2043 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 119 | May 11, 2040 Partial |
−1.2529 | 124 | November 4, 2040 Partial |
1.0993 | |
| 129 | April 30, 2041 Total |
−0.4492 | 134 | October 25, 2041 Annular |
0.4133 | |
| 139 | April 20, 2042 Total |
0.2956 | 144 | October 14, 2042 Annular |
−0.303 | |
| 149 | April 9, 2043 Total (non-central) |
1.0031 | 154 | October 3, 2043 Annular (non-central) |
1.0102 | |
Saros 119
[edit]This eclipse is a part of Saros series 119, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on May 15, 850 AD. It contains total eclipses on August 9, 994 AD and August 20, 1012; a hybrid eclipse on August 31, 1030; and annular eclipses from September 10, 1048 through March 18, 1950. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on June 24, 2112. 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 10 at 32 seconds on August 20, 1012, and the longest duration of annularity was produced by member 44 at 7 minutes, 37 seconds on September 1, 1625. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[4]
| Series members 54–71 occur between 1801 and 2112: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 55 | 56 |
 December 21, 1805 |
 January 1, 1824 |
 January 11, 1842 |
| 57 | 58 | 59 |
 January 23, 1860 |
 February 2, 1878 |
 February 13, 1896 |
| 60 | 61 | 62 |
 February 25, 1914 |
 March 7, 1932 |
 March 18, 1950 |
| 63 | 64 | 65 |
 March 28, 1968 |
 April 9, 1986 |
 April 19, 2004 |
| 66 | 67 | 68 |
 April 30, 2022 |
May 11, 2040 |
 May 22, 2058 |
| 69 | 70 | 71 |
 June 1, 2076 |
 June 13, 2094 |
 June 24, 2112 |
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 between July 23, 2036 and July 23, 2112 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 23–24 | May 11 | February 27–28 | December 16–17 | October 4–5 |
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
 July 23, 2036 |
May 11, 2040 |
 February 28, 2044 |
 December 16, 2047 |
 October 4, 2051 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
 July 24, 2055 |
 May 11, 2059 |
 February 28, 2063 |
 December 17, 2066 |
 October 4, 2070 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
 July 24, 2074 |
 May 11, 2078 |
 February 27, 2082 |
 December 16, 2085 |
 October 4, 2089 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
 July 23, 2093 |
 May 11, 2097 |
 February 28, 2101 |
 December 17, 2104 |
 October 5, 2108 |
| 157 | ||||
 July 23, 2112 | ||||
Tritos series
[edit]This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 2018 and 2200 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 July 13, 2018 (Saros 117) |
 June 12, 2029 (Saros 118) |
May 11, 2040 (Saros 119) |
 April 11, 2051 (Saros 120) |
 March 11, 2062 (Saros 121) |
 February 7, 2073 (Saros 122) |
 January 7, 2084 (Saros 123) |
 December 7, 2094 (Saros 124) |
 November 6, 2105 (Saros 125) |
 October 6, 2116 (Saros 126) |
 September 6, 2127 (Saros 127) |
 August 5, 2138 (Saros 128) |
 July 5, 2149 (Saros 129) |
 June 4, 2160 (Saros 130) |
 May 5, 2171 (Saros 131) |
 April 3, 2182 (Saros 132) |
 March 3, 2193 (Saros 133) | |||
Inex series
[edit]This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
| Series members between 1801 and 2200 | ||
|---|---|---|
 October 19, 1808 (Saros 111) |
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 August 20, 1895 (Saros 114) |
 July 31, 1924 (Saros 115) |
 July 11, 1953 (Saros 116) |
 June 21, 1982 (Saros 117) |
 June 1, 2011 (Saros 118) |
May 11, 2040 (Saros 119) |
 April 21, 2069 (Saros 120) |
 April 1, 2098 (Saros 121) |
 March 13, 2127 (Saros 122) |
 February 21, 2156 (Saros 123) |
 January 31, 2185 (Saros 124) |
|
References
[edit]- 1 2 "May 11, 2040 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ "Partial Solar Eclipse of 2040 May 11". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ 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 119". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
