| Total eclipse | |
| Gamma | 0.2894 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 1.0458 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 249 s (4 min 9 s) |
| Coordinates | 16°06′N22°12′E / 16.1°N 22.2°E /16.1; 22.2 |
| Max. width of band | 159 km (99 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:18:45 |
| References | |
| Saros | 130 (53 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9583 |
A totalsolar eclipse will occur at the Moon'sdescending node of orbit on Monday, March 20, 2034,[1] with amagnitude of 1.0458. Asolar eclipse occurs when theMoon passes betweenEarth and theSun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon'sapparent 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 1.3 days beforeperigee (on March 21, 2034, at 18:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
Totality will be visible from the extreme southern tip ofBenin,Nigeria, northernCameroon,Chad,Sudan,Egypt,Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,Iran,Afghanistan,Pakistan, northernIndia, and westernChina.[3] A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of easternBrazil,Africa,Europe, theMiddle East,Central Asia, andSouth Asia. Coincidentally, The eclipse passes through many Islamic countries around the date ofIslamic New Year (estimated around March 20–21 according to local traditions, time zone and atmospheric conditions), and also passes through Iran only a few hours before thevernal equinox, marking the beginning of thePersian New Year. Since the Islamiclunar year is 11–12 days shorter than thesolar year that the Iranian calendar observes, the Islamic New Year rotates through the seasons of the year, while the Persian one is on nearly fixed date on Gregorian calendar. It is an extremely rare case that the two new years meet.
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Start of total eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of total eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of totality (min:s) | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 09:02:20 | 10:18:37 | 10:20:00 | 10:21:22 | 11:48:04 | 2:45 | 2:46 | 1.0088 | |
| Benin City | 09:04:55 | 10:23:17 | 10:24:15 | 10:25:12 | 11:53:41 | 1:55 | 2:49 | 1.0036 | |
| Akure | 09:05:30 | 10:23:16 | 10:24:41 | 10:26:07 | 11:54:00 | 2:51 | 2:49 | 1.009 | |
| Lokoja | 09:08:10 | 10:26:56 | 10:28:36 | 10:30:18 | 11:58:51 | 3:22 | 2:51 | 1.0137 | |
| Makurdi | 09:10:32 | 10:31:05 | 10:32:16 | 10:33:27 | 12:03:24 | 2:22 | 2:53 | 1.0053 | |
| Lafia | 09:11:32 | 10:31:34 | 10:33:24 | 10:35:14 | 12:04:35 | 3:40 | 2:53 | 1.0181 | |
| Gombe | 09:17:59 | 10:40:38 | 10:42:00 | 10:43:22 | 12:14:17 | 2:44 | 2:56 | 1.0068 | |
| Maroua | 09:23:39 | 10:49:35 | 10:49:50 | 10:50:05 | 12:23:00 | 0:30 | 2:59 | 1.0004 | |
| N'Djamena | 09:27:11 | 10:52:04 | 10:53:58 | 10:55:54 | 12:27:08 | 3:50 | 3:00 | 1.0159 | |
| Hafar Al-Batin | 12:58:55 | 14:21:46 | 14:22:48 | 14:23:50 | 15:38:54 | 2:04 | 2:40 | 1.005 | |
| Bushehr | 13:39:25 | 14:59:51 | 15:00:42 | 15:01:32 | 16:13:48 | 1:41 | 2:34 | 1.0036 | |
| Shiraz | 13:43:13 | 15:02:02 | 15:03:18 | 15:04:34 | 16:15:14 | 2:32 | 2:32 | 1.0097 | |
| Farah | 15:00:50 | 16:13:23 | 16:14:36 | 16:15:49 | 17:20:49 | 2:26 | 2:20 | 1.0134 | |
| Ghazni | 15:09:38 | 16:18:43 | 16:19:39 | 16:20:36 | 17:22:43 | 1:53 | 2:13 | 1.008 | |
| Khost | 15:11:32 | 16:19:41 | 16:20:48 | 16:21:55 | 17:23:12 | 2:14 | 2:12 | 1.0152 | |
| Peshawar | 15:43:20 | 16:50:48 | 16:51:37 | 16:52:25 | 17:53:15 | 1:37 | 2:10 | 1.0058 | |
| Charsadda | 15:43:31 | 16:51:13 | 16:51:40 | 16:52:08 | 17:53:12 | 0:55 | 2:10 | 1.0019 | |
| Attock | 15:44:17 | 16:51:07 | 16:52:12 | 16:53:17 | 17:53:30 | 2:10 | 2:09 | 1.016 | |
| Mansehra | 15:45:04 | 16:52:09 | 16:52:27 | 16:52:44 | 17:53:21 | 0:35 | 2:08 | 1.001 | |
| Havelian | 15:45:05 | 16:51:35 | 16:52:33 | 16:53:30 | 17:53:29 | 1:55 | 2:08 | 1.0096 | |
| Muzaffarabad | 15:45:21 | 16:52:18 | 16:52:35 | 16:52:52 | 17:53:23 | 0:34 | 2:08 | 1.001 | |
| Islamabad | 15:45:04 | 16:51:34 | 16:52:38 | 16:53:42 | 17:53:38 | 2:08 | 2:09 | 1.0149 | |
| Rawalpindi | 15:45:05 | 16:51:39 | 16:52:40 | 16:53:40 | 17:53:41 | 2:01 | 2:09 | 1.0116 | |
| Ausia | 15:45:26 | 16:51:43 | 16:52:45 | 16:53:46 | 17:53:33 | 2:03 | 2:08 | 1.0125 | |
| Baramulla | 16:16:18 | 17:22:13 | 17:23:08 | 17:24:01 | 18:23:34 | 1:48 | 2:07 | 1.0084 | |
| Sopore | 16:16:24 | 17:22:21 | 17:23:09 | 17:23:57 | 18:23:32 | 1:36 | 2:07 | 1.0064 | |
| Srinagar | 16:16:49 | 17:22:24 | 17:23:26 | 17:24:27 | 18:23:41 | 2:03 | 2:07 | 1.014 | |
| Shopian | 16:16:56 | 17:22:40 | 17:23:35 | 17:24:30 | 18:23:51 | 1:50 | 2:07 | 1.0091 | |
| Anantnag | 16:17:15 | 17:22:50 | 17:23:44 | 17:24:38 | 18:23:52 | 1:48 | 2:07 | 1.0087 | |
| Leh | 16:19:26 | 17:23:41 | 17:24:41 | 17:25:40 | 18:23:48 | 1:59 | 2:04 | 1.0153 | |
| References:[1] | |||||||||
| Country or territory | City or place | Start of partial eclipse | Maximum eclipse | End of partial eclipse | Duration of eclipse (hr:min) | Maximum coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | 05:38:11 (sunrise) | 05:40:20 | 06:35:04 | 0:57 | 88.56% | ||||
| Monrovia | 07:51:02 | 08:58:09 | 10:15:02 | 2:24 | 85.75% | ||||
| Yamoussoukro | 07:54:56 | 09:06:02 | 10:27:31 | 2:33 | 89.49% | ||||
| Abidjan | 07:54:04 | 09:06:04 | 10:28:36 | 2:35 | 96.30% | ||||
| Accra | 07:57:35 | 09:12:26 | 10:37:56 | 2:40 | 99.71% | ||||
| Lomé | 07:59:40 | 09:15:40 | 10:42:16 | 2:43 | 99.62% | ||||
| São Tomé | 08:00:56 | 09:18:20 | 10:45:31 | 2:45 | 77.86% | ||||
| Porto-Novo | 09:01:34 | 10:18:41 | 11:46:17 | 2:45 | 99.98% | ||||
| Malabo | 09:06:29 | 10:27:00 | 11:57:03 | 2:51 | 87.07% | ||||
| Abuja | 09:10:53 | 10:32:03 | 12:02:42 | 2:52 | 99.16% | ||||
| Yaoundé | 09:10:52 | 10:33:00 | 12:03:53 | 2:53 | 82.66% | ||||
| Garoua | 09:20:13 | 10:45:34 | 12:18:31 | 2:58 | 98.16% | ||||
| Abéché | 09:41:01 | 11:10:57 | 12:43:57 | 3:03 | 98.79% | ||||
| Khartoum | 11:11:44 | 12:43:05 | 14:10:40 | 2:59 | 81.03% | ||||
| Cairo | 11:31:07 | 12:55:48 | 14:16:45 | 2:46 | 73.28% | ||||
| Baghdad | 13:00:46 | 14:21:39 | 15:35:55 | 2:35 | 81.20% | ||||
| Riyadh | 12:57:34 | 14:22:25 | 15:38:56 | 2:41 | 90.20% | ||||
| Kuwait City | 13:03:54 | 14:26:23 | 15:41:00 | 2:37 | 99.84% | ||||
| Manama | 13:07:24 | 14:29:36 | 15:43:18 | 2:36 | 91.27% | ||||
| Doha | 13:09:05 | 14:30:48 | 15:43:52 | 2:35 | 86.40% | ||||
| Tehran | 13:45:08 | 15:01:52 | 16:11:47 | 2:27 | 80.26% | ||||
| Dubai | 14:17:22 | 15:36:25 | 16:46:51 | 2:29 | 81.99% | ||||
| Ashgabat | 15:26:58 | 16:39:22 | 17:45:17 | 2:18 | 77.97% | ||||
| Tashkent | 15:40:38 | 16:46:28 | 17:46:48 | 2:06 | 71.91% | ||||
| Dushanbe | 15:39:55 | 16:47:43 | 17:49:25 | 2:10 | 82.19% | ||||
| Kabul | 15:10:28 | 16:19:50 | 17:22:26 | 2:12 | 98.17% | ||||
| Lahore | 15:47:04 | 16:54:08 | 17:54:33 | 2:07 | 93.62% | ||||
| New Delhi | 16:21:30 | 17:26:32 | 18:24:58 | 2:03 | 80.38% | ||||
| Lhasa | 19:01:08 | 19:59:23 | 20:06:40 (sunset) | 1:06 | 82.05% | ||||
| Kathmandu | 16:44:07 | 17:44:35 | 18:14:51 (sunset) | 1:31 | 74.64% | ||||
| References:[1] | |||||||||
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.[4]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 07:41:11.9 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 08:38:09.7 UTC |
| First Central Line | 2034 March 20 at 08:38:58.0 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 08:39:46.4 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 09:41:21.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2034 March 20 at 10:15:45.2 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2034 March 20 at 10:18:45.2 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 2034 March 20 at 10:19:41.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2034 March 20 at 10:28:24.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 10:55:53.9 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 11:57:34.8 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 2034 March 20 at 11:58:24.9 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 11:59:14.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 12:56:10.5 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.04582 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.09374 |
| Gamma | 0.28942 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h59m32.7s |
| Sun Declination | -00°02'58.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'03.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h59m11.3s |
| Moon Declination | +00°13'42.6" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'31.6" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'39.3" |
| ΔT | 75.7 s |
The path of the March 30, 2034 eclipse will cross the path of another solar eclipse less than 7 years earlier, theAugust 2027 solar eclipse, at a location on the southeastern coast ofEgypt.[5] This is similar to the intersection in the paths of theAugust 2017 andApril 2024 total solar eclipses in theUnited States, oversouthern Illinois, and inTurkey during theAugust 1999 andMarch 2006 solar eclipses; the intersections within these pairs of total eclipses also occurred about 7 years apart.[6][7] This phenomenon is considered to be unusual, since the average interval for any given spot on Earth to observe a total solar eclipse is about once every 375 years. The intersection patterns are caused by the dynamics of theSaros cycle.[6]
This eclipse is part of aneclipse 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 afortnight.
| March 20 Descending node (new moon) | April 3 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 130 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 142 |
This eclipse is a member of asemester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternatingnodes of the Moon's orbit.[8]
The partial solar eclipse onJuly 23, 2036 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2033 to 2036 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 120 | March 30, 2033 Total | 0.9778 | 125 | September 23, 2033 Partial | −1.1583 | |
| 130 | March 20, 2034 Total | 0.2894 | 135 | September 12, 2034 Annular | −0.3936 | |
| 140 | March 9, 2035 Annular | −0.4368 | 145 | September 2, 2035 Total | 0.3727 | |
| 150 | February 27, 2036 Partial | −1.1942 | 155 | August 21, 2036 Partial | 1.0825 | |
This eclipse is a part ofSaros series 130, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 73 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on August 20, 1096. It contains total eclipses from April 5, 1475 through July 18, 2232. There are no annular or hybrid eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on October 25, 2394. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is oneexeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 30 at 6 minutes, 41 seconds on July 11, 1619. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’sdescending node of orbit.[9]
| Series members 41–62 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 42 | 43 |
November 9, 1817 | November 20, 1835 | November 30, 1853 |
| 44 | 45 | 46 |
December 12, 1871 | December 22, 1889 | January 3, 1908 |
| 47 | 48 | 49 |
January 14, 1926 | January 25, 1944 | February 5, 1962 |
| 50 | 51 | 52 |
February 16, 1980 | February 26, 1998 | March 9, 2016 |
| 53 | 54 | 55 |
March 20, 2034 | March 30, 2052 | April 11, 2070 |
| 56 | 57 | 58 |
April 21, 2088 | May 3, 2106 | May 14, 2124 |
| 59 | 60 | 61 |
May 25, 2142 | June 4, 2160 | June 16, 2178 |
| 62 | ||
June 26, 2196 | ||
Themetonic 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.
| 22 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and October 24, 2098 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31–June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
June 1, 2011 | March 20, 2015 | January 6, 2019 | October 25, 2022 | August 12, 2026 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
June 1, 2030 | March 20, 2034 | January 5, 2038 | October 25, 2041 | August 12, 2045 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
May 31, 2049 | March 20, 2053 | January 5, 2057 | October 24, 2060 | August 12, 2064 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
May 31, 2068 | March 19, 2072 | January 6, 2076 | October 24, 2079 | August 13, 2083 |
| 158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | |
June 1, 2087 | October 24, 2098 | |||
This eclipse is a part of atritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with theanomalistic 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 1801 and 2200 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1, 1805 (Saros 109) | October 31, 1826 (Saros 111) | August 28, 1848 (Saros 113) | ||
July 29, 1859 (Saros 114) | June 28, 1870 (Saros 115) | May 27, 1881 (Saros 116) | April 26, 1892 (Saros 117) | March 29, 1903 (Saros 118) |
February 25, 1914 (Saros 119) | January 24, 1925 (Saros 120) | December 25, 1935 (Saros 121) | November 23, 1946 (Saros 122) | October 23, 1957 (Saros 123) |
September 22, 1968 (Saros 124) | August 22, 1979 (Saros 125) | July 22, 1990 (Saros 126) | June 21, 2001 (Saros 127) | May 20, 2012 (Saros 128) |
April 20, 2023 (Saros 129) | March 20, 2034 (Saros 130) | February 16, 2045 (Saros 131) | January 16, 2056 (Saros 132) | December 17, 2066 (Saros 133) |
November 15, 2077 (Saros 134) | October 14, 2088 (Saros 135) | September 14, 2099 (Saros 136) | August 15, 2110 (Saros 137) | July 14, 2121 (Saros 138) |
June 13, 2132 (Saros 139) | May 14, 2143 (Saros 140) | April 12, 2154 (Saros 141) | March 12, 2165 (Saros 142) | February 10, 2176 (Saros 143) |
January 9, 2187 (Saros 144) | December 9, 2197 (Saros 145) | |||
This eclipse is a part of the long periodinex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with theanomalistic 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
August 28, 1802 (Saros 122) | August 7, 1831 (Saros 123) | July 18, 1860 (Saros 124) |
June 28, 1889 (Saros 125) | June 8, 1918 (Saros 126) | May 20, 1947 (Saros 127) |
April 29, 1976 (Saros 128) | April 8, 2005 (Saros 129) | March 20, 2034 (Saros 130) |
February 28, 2063 (Saros 131) | February 7, 2092 (Saros 132) | January 19, 2121 (Saros 133) |
December 30, 2149 (Saros 134) | December 9, 2178 (Saros 135) | |