Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018
Solar eclipse of February 15, 2018 | |
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UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 20:52:33 |
References | |
Saros | 150 (17 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9547 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, February 15, 2018,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 0.5991. 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.
The eclipse took place before sunset in the Southern Cone of South America.
Images
Gallery
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Time lapse images as viewed from Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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From Ramos Mejía, Argentina, 22:13 UTC
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2018
- A total lunar eclipse on January 31.
- A partial solar eclipse on February 15.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 13.
- A total lunar eclipse on July 27.
- A partial solar eclipse on August 11.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2036
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2047
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1931
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 17, 2104
Solar eclipses of 2015–2018
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.[4]
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
120![]() Longyearbyen, Svalbard |
2015 March 20![]() Total |
0.94536 | 125![]() Solar Dynamics Observatory |
2015 September 13 ![]() Partial (south) |
−1.10039 | |
130 Balikpapan, Indonesia |
2016 March 9![]() Total |
0.26092 | 135![]() L'Étang-Salé, Réunion |
2016 September 1![]() Annular |
−0.33301 | |
140![]() Partial from Buenos Aires |
2017 February 26![]() Annular |
−0.45780 | 145![]() Casper, Wyoming |
2017 August 21![]() Total |
0.43671 | |
150![]() Partial from Olivos, Buenos Aires |
2018 February 15![]() Partial (south) |
−1.21163 | 155![]() Partial from Huittinen, Finland |
2018 August 11![]() Partial (north) |
1.14758 |
Partial solar eclipses on July 13, 2018, and January 6, 2019, occur during the next semester series.
Saros 150
It is a part of Saros cycle 150, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 24, 1729. It contains annular eclipses from April 22, 2126 through June 22, 2829. There are no total eclipses in this series. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on September 29, 2991. The longest duration of annularity will be 9 minutes, 58 seconds on December 19, 2522.
Series members 11-21 occur between 1901 and 2100: | ||
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11 | 12 | 13 |
![]() December 12, 1909 |
![]() December 24, 1927 |
![]() January 3, 1946 |
14 | 15 | 16 |
![]() January 14, 1964 |
![]() January 25, 1982 |
![]() February 5, 2000 |
17 | 18 | 19 |
![]() February 15, 2018 |
![]() February 27, 2036 |
![]() March 9, 2054 |
20 | 21 | |
![]() March 19, 2072 |
![]() March 31, 2090 |
Metonic series
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 descending node.
21 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between July 11, 1953 and July 11, 2029 | ||||
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July 10–12 | April 29–30 | February 15–16 | December 4–5 | September 21–23 |
116 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 |
![]() July 11, 1953 |
![]() April 30, 1957 |
![]() February 15, 1961 |
![]() December 4, 1964 |
![]() September 22, 1968 |
126 | 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 |
![]() July 10, 1972 |
![]() April 29, 1976 |
![]() February 16, 1980 |
![]() December 4, 1983 |
![]() September 23, 1987 |
136 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 |
![]() July 11, 1991 |
![]() April 29, 1995 |
![]() February 16, 1999 |
![]() December 4, 2002 |
![]() September 22, 2006 |
146 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 |
![]() July 11, 2010 |
![]() April 29, 2014 |
![]() February 15, 2018 |
![]() December 4, 2021 |
![]() September 21, 2025 |
156 | 158 | 160 | 162 | 164 |
![]() July 11, 2029 |
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- ^ "Partial Solar Eclipse 2018: All You Need To Know About The Celestial Event". NDTV.com.
- ^ "This solar eclipse 2018 was seen by NASA from space!". India Today.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- NASA chart
- NASA animation
- Partial Solar Eclipse of 2018 February 15[dead link]
- APOD 2/20/2018