Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059

10°42′S 100°24′W / 10.7°S 100.4°W / -10.7; -100.4Max. width of band95 km (59 mi)Times (UTC)Greatest eclipse19:22:16ReferencesSaros129 (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.

Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 2059–2061

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

Notes

References

• Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
  • Google interactive map
  • Besselian elements