| Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | −0.508 |
| Magnitude | 1.0242 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 143 s (2 min 23 s) |
| Coordinates | 10°42′S 100°24′W / 10.7°S 100.4°W |
| Max. width of band | 95 km (59 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 19:22:16 |
| References | |
| Saros | 129 (54 of 80) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9640 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on May 11, 2059. 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 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.
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.[1]
| Solar eclipses 2059 to 2061 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | May 22, 2058 Partial |
124 | November 16, 2058 Partial | ||
| 129 | May 11, 2059 Total |
134 | November 5, 2059 Annular | ||
| 139 | April 30, 2060 Total |
144 | October 24, 2060 Annular | ||
| 149 | April 20, 2061 Total |
154 | October 13, 2061 Annular | ||
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