Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033

Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
classification
Type	Total
area	North America , Greenland , Arctic , Northwestern Asia Total: Russia , United States
Saros cycle	120 (62 of 71)
Gamma value	+0.9778
Greatest eclipse
Duration	2 minutes 37 seconds
place	United States
location	71 ° 10 ′  N , 155 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 71 ° 10 ′  N , 155 ° 54 ′  W
time	March 30, 2033 6:01:07 PM   UT
size	1.0461

The total solar eclipse of March 30, 2033 is the next total solar eclipse after the solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 . The total eclipse begins east of Alaska , the shadow path then frames the USA and Canada as well as Greenland on its way to Iceland . Parts of Alaska are in the total zone.

Classification of darkness

The eclipse is the last total solar eclipse of the Saros cycle with the number 120 and in this cycle the successor to the solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 that took place in northern Europe. All of the eclipses in this cycle occur when the moon passes its descending lunar node. The cycle began with the eclipse of May 27, 933 with a partial eclipse in which the shadow of the moon grazed the south pole. During the following eclipses of the cycle, the shadow moved further and further north; during the last eclipse on July 7, 2195, it will only touch the North Pole.

Places in the totality zone

country	place	Time (UTC)	Duration (according to NASA calculation)
United States	Nome (Alaska)	17:47:15	2m 30s
Russia	Anadyr	17:47:32	0m 57s
United States	Kotzebue (Alaska)		2m 31s
Russia	Uelen	17:49:51	1m 58s
United States	Barrow (Alaska)	18:01:02	2m 36s
United States	Deadhorse (Alaska, north end of the Dalton Highway )		1m 32s

See also

• nasa.gov : animation of the course of the eclipse

Web links

Commons : Solar eclipse of March 30th, 2033  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• NASA: Total Solar Eclipse of 2033 March 30
• NASA: Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths: 2021-2040
• NASA: Solar Eclipses of Saros 120