A total

solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...

will occur at the Moon's

ascending node An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes. Planes of reference Common planes of referenc ...

of orbit on Monday, July 13, 2037, with a

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of 1.0413. A

occurs when the

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passes between

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and the

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, 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. Occurring about 2.6 days before

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(on July 15, 2037, at 17:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger. Totality will be visible from parts of

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(including the center of

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and the Gold Coast, as well as Geraldton, Western Australia) and

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. A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of

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, and

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Eclipse details

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.

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an

eclipse season An eclipse season is a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Eclipse seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of the Orbit of the Moon, Moon's orbital plane (orbital inclination, tilted five degrees to the ecliptic, Earth ...

, 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

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2037

* A partial solar eclipse on January 16. * A total lunar eclipse on January 31. * A total solar eclipse on July 13. * A partial lunar eclipse on July 27.

Metonic

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, September 23, 2033, with a magnitude of 0.689. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, April 30, 2041, with a magnitude of 1.0189. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of ...

Tzolkinex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of August 23, 2044 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23, 2044, with a magnitude of 1.0364. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or p ...

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2046

Tritos

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with a magnitude of 1.0386. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2048

Solar Saros 127

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of July 24, 2055 A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, July 24, 2055, with a magnitude of 1.0359. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of ...

Inex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066

Triad

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of September 12, 1950 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit between Monday, September 11, 1950 and Tuesday, September 12, 1950, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 1.0182. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes bet ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 14, 2124

Solar eclipses of 2036–2039

Saros 127

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

References

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