Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021

Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021
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Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma-0.9526
Magnitude1.0367
Maximum eclipse
Duration114 sec (1 m 54 s)
Coordinates76°48′S 46°12′W / 76.8°S 46.2°W / -76.8; -46.2
Max. width of band419 km (260 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse7:34:38
References
Saros152 (13 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9556

A total solar eclipse took place on Saturday, December 4, 2021, when the Moon passed between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. This eclipse was unusual as the path of the total eclipse moved from east to west across West Antarctica, while most eclipse paths move from west to east. This reversal is only possible in polar regions. Its path across Antarctica crossed near Berkner Island, traversed an arc over the continent and passed over Shepard Island.

Images

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2021

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros cycle

Tritos

Solar Saros 152

Inex

Triad

  • Followed: Solar eclipse of October 5, 2108

Solar eclipses of 2018–2021

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.

Note: Partial solar eclipses on February 15, 2018, and August 11, 2018, occurred during the previous semester series.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2018–2021
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
117
Eclipse (41629136430).jpg
Partial from Melbourne, Australia
2018 July 13
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Partial
-1.35423 122
Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019 in Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai.jpg
Partial from Nakhodka, Russia
2019 January 6
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Partial
1.14174
127
20190702 Totality LaSerena Chile.jpg
La Serena, Chile
2019 July 2
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Total
-0.64656 132
Annular Solar Eclipse in Jaffna - 26 December 2019 (1).jpg
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2019 December 26
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Annular
0.41351
137
Solar eclipse of 21 June 2020 in Beigang, Yunlin, Taiwan.jpg
Beigang, Yunlin, Taiwan
2020 June 21
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Annular
0.12090 142
Eclipse total Gorbea 2020.jpg
Gorbea, Chile
2020 December 14
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Total
-0.29394
147
Partial Solar Eclipse, 10 June 2021 (51237879346) (cropped).jpg
Partial from Halifax, Canada
2021 June 10
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Annular
0.91516 152 2021 December 4
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Total
-0.95261

Saros 152

Solar saros 152, repeating every about 18 years and 11 days, contains 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 26, 1805. It has total eclipses from November 2, 1967, to September 14, 2490; hybrid eclipses from September 26, 2508, to October 17, 2544; and annular eclipses from October 29, 2562, to June 16, 2941. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on August 20, 3049. The longest total eclipse will occur on June 9, 2328, at 5 minutes and 15 seconds; the longest annular eclipse will occur on February 16, 2743, at 5 minutes and 20 seconds.

Series members 7–17 occur between 1901 and 2100:
7 8 9
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September 30, 1913
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October 11, 1931
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October 21, 1949
10 11 12
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November 2, 1967
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November 12, 1985
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November 23, 2003
13 14 15
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December 4, 2021
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December 15, 2039
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December 26, 2057
16 17
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January 6, 2076
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January 16, 2094

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
July 10–12 April 29–30 February 15–16 December 4–5 September 21–23
116 118 120 122 124
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July 11, 1953
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April 30, 1957
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February 15, 1961
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December 4, 1964
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September 22, 1968
126 128 130 132 134
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July 10, 1972
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April 29, 1976
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February 16, 1980
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December 4, 1983
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September 23, 1987
136 138 140 142 144
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July 11, 1991
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April 29, 1995
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February 16, 1999
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December 4, 2002
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September 22, 2006
146 148 150 152 154
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July 11, 2010
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April 29, 2014
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February 15, 2018
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December 4, 2021
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September 21, 2025
156 158 160 162 164
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July 11, 2029

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