Solar eclipse of April 21, 2088

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Solar eclipse of April 21, 2088
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classification
Type Total
area Eastern America , Atlantic , Northern Africa , Europe , Western Asia
Total: Cape Verde , Western Sahara , Mauritania , Mali , Algeria , Tunisia , Italy , Malta , Greece , Turkey , Georgia , Russia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , People's Republic of China
Saros cycle 130 (56 of 73)
Gamma value 0.4134
Greatest eclipse
Duration 3 minutes 58 seconds
place Mediterranean Sea near Malta
location 36 ° 0 ′  N , 15 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′  N , 15 ° 6 ′  E
time April 21, 2088 10:28:53   UT
size 1.0474
World map of the solar eclipse of April 21, 2088

The total solar eclipse of April 21, 2088 takes place largely over the Atlantic Ocean , North Africa , Southeast Europe , Asia Minor and Northern Asia . In the far east of America , the solar eclipse can be observed in its partial phase at sunrise.

The maximum of the eclipse is in the Mediterranean about 50 km northeast of Malta , the duration of the totality there is 3 minutes and 58 seconds.

course

The eclipse begins over the Atlantic off the coast of South America . In the east of South America the eclipse can be partially observed, whereby it begins before sunrise and, with the exception of the extreme west of Brazil , the maximum was reached before sunrise. In the extreme northeast of America, the eclipse does not begin until after sunrise, but only reaches a low level of coverage. The moon's shadow quickly crosses the Atlantic in a northeastern direction, crosses the Cape Verde Islands and meets the African mainland for the first time on the Atlantic coast of Mauritania . The moon's shadow then crosses the countries of Western Sahara , Mali , Algeria and Tunisia . After the shadow leaves Africa, it crosses the Mediterranean. The Italian islands of Lampedusa and Sicily are in the totality zone, as is the island state of Malta . With Greece the moon shadow now also reaches the European mainland, after crossing the northern Aegean Sea the moon shadow reaches Asia. Here the eclipse zone runs through the states of Turkey , Georgia , Russia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan and the People's Republic of China , where the eclipse ends at sunset.

For this eclipse there are clear local differences in the calculation of the concrete course of the totality zone due to the significantly different assumptions of the Delta T (NASA: 175.4s, Calsky: 76.8s) of 98.6s. According to NASA calculations, the city center of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek lies within the totality zone, while Calsky sees it outside.

Places in the totality zone

country place Duration Time ( UT ) comment
Cape Verde Santa Maria 2m 12s 9:05 Duration in the north of the island of Sal up to 2m 26s
Algeria Adrar 3m 13s 9:47
Tunisia There was 3m 52s 10:16
Italy Lampedusa 3m 57s 10:23
Malta Valletta 3m 57s 10:28
Greece Patras 3m 45s 10:45
Turkey Istanbul 3m 15s 11:01 am
Georgia Zugdidi 3m 3s 11:24
Russia Vladikavkaz 3m 18s 11:28
Russia Makhachkala 2m 49s 11:29
Kazakhstan Aqtau 3m 1s 11:36
Uzbekistan Qoʻngʻirot 2m 18s 11:45
Kazakhstan Schymkent 1m 47s 11:55
Kyrgyzstan Valley 2m 23s 11:56
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 0m 32s 11:57 According to Calsky outside the totality zone
China Aksu 1m 55s 12:01 pm

Visibility in German-speaking countries

The eclipse is visible in the German-speaking area, as a partial solar eclipse, throughout the course. The greatest eclipse is achieved in the southeast, in Bad Radkersburg in the Austrian state of Styria , with 70% coverage. The lowest eclipse is achieved in the north, in List on Sylt , with 40% coverage.

country place cover comment
Switzerland Bern 60%
Switzerland Basel 58%
Austria Salzburg 63.6%
Austria Vienna 65.8%
Germany Munich 61%
Germany Frankfurt am Main 52%
Germany Berlin 50%
Germany Hamburg 45%

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NASA: Besselian Elements for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2088 Apr 21
  2. ↑ CalSky: Local course of the solar eclipse - Wednesday, April 21, 2088 (possibly select location and click on solar eclipse )
  3. ↑ a b c The duration of the totality, the time of the middle of the totality were determined with the interactive map of NASA ( Total Solar Eclipse of 2088 Apr 21, Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths )
  4. ^ Calsky, map of the solar eclipse of April 21, 2088

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