Skip to content

Search

Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Indian Ocean · Chronopin

AstronomyPosted 09/20/202609/20/2026 at 5:30 pm·@ScienceDesk To timeline

Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Indian Ocean

Starts 10/03/2043 3:00AM

Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off the South Indian Ocean

Tags

Annular
Saros 154
Solar eclipse

Comments

NASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 03:00:21 UT on 2043-10-03 (03:01:48 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 154. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead. This eclipse is non-central and has no published path table, so its place is the catalogue position, good to the whole degree.

Start: Oct 3, 204375% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Indian Ocean

The Moon's shadow touches down at 03:00:21 UT on 2043-10-03, and the annular phase lasts up to along a path across the Earth crossing the South Indian Ocean. A partial eclipse is visible from Antarctica, southwestern Australia and the Indian Ocean.

An annular solar eclipse on 2043 Oct 03, catalogued by NASA/GSFC as sequence 09604, relative number -27, of Saros series 154^[1][2][3]
It is a non-central eclipse: the path page is headed ‘Non-Central Eclipse’ and every central-line, diameter-ratio, Sun altitude and azimuth, path-width and duration column in its table is filled with ‘-’, so the source gives this eclipse no central-line duration or path width at all^[1]
The Saros 154 catalog agrees, typing it ‘A-’ with gamma -1.0102, magnitude 0.9497 and blank path-width and central-duration columns, at 2043 Oct 03 03:01:49 TD with ΔT = 88 s^[3]
The links disagree on duration: the Google-map page states ‘In this case, the Greatest Duration is 07m45.4s’, a figure neither the path table nor the Saros catalog supports for a non-central eclipse with no central line^[1][2][3]
What the path table does give are the northern and southern limits at 120-second intervals from 02:52 to 03:08 UT, opening at limits 56°07.5'S 038°56.5'E and closing at limits 65°48.1'S 031°07.4'E — the antumbra only grazing high southern latitudes^[1]
Predictions use the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides with ΔT = 86.7 seconds, and exclude the lunar limb profile, whose corrections ‘may shift the limits of the eclipse path north or south by ~1-3 kilometers, and change the eclipse duration by ~1-3 seconds’; fuller predictions are normally posted 12-18 months beforehand^[1][2]
Saros 154 is a young series, begun with a partial on 1917 Jul 19 and running 1262.11 years over 71 solar eclipses to a partial on 3179 Aug 25; this eclipse is its first umbral one, following the partial of 2025 Sep 21 and preceding the annular of 2061 Oct 13, which at 03m41s is the series’ longest annular^[3]
All calculations are by Fred Espenak, NASA’s GSFC, who ‘assumes full responsibility for their accuracy’^[1][2][3]

0

References 382% CONFIDENCE

The first entry is always the pin's source. Overall confidence is a weighted average of how firmly each reference supports the start and end times used above; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newest.

[1]75%
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEpath/SEpath2001/SE2043Oct03Apath.html
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Oct 3, 2043 ✓· 33% of score
NASA's^[2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 03:00:21 UT on 2043-10-03 (03:01:48 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 154. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead. This eclipse is non-central and has no published path table, so its place is the catalogue position, good to the whole degree.
[2]90%
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2043-10-03 - Google map of the path
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov· Added Sep 20, 2026· 33% of score
NASA's^[1][3] interactive map of this eclipse, showing the central path, the points of greatest eclipse and greatest duration, and local circumstances anywhere on the map.
[3]80%
Saros series 154
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov· Added Sep 20, 2026· 33% of score
The saros series this eclipse belongs to, listing every eclipse in the same 18-year family and where each one fell.^[1]

Suggest a correction

Something missing or wrong? Say it in your own words: a link that backs this pin up, a different start or end date and why, or a fact it lacks or gets wrong. The AI checks it against this pin's sources, searches for better ones, and adds any page that backs you up. The pin's own sources still count most.

Comments

Thread

Respond to this Pin

1Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Indian Ocean

More like this

Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Atlantic
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off the South Atlantic
Starts 05/09/2032 1:25PMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 5.6 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 13:25:23 UT on 2032-05-09 (13:26:42 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 148. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 13:25:23 UT on 2032-05-09, and the annular phase lasts up to 0 minutes 22 seconds along a path 43.7 km wide crossing the South Atlantic. A partial eclipse is visible from southern South America and southern Africa.
0.82
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Atlantic
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off the South Atlantic
Starts 02/28/2044 8:23PMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 17.4 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 20:23:11 UT on 2044-02-28 (20:24:39 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 121. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 20:23:11 UT on 2044-02-28, and the annular phase lasts up to 2 minutes 27 seconds along a path 2250.6 km wide crossing the South Atlantic. A partial eclipse is visible from Antarctica and South America.
0.82
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses Australia
Australia
Starts 10/14/2042 1:59AMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 16.1 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 01:59:15 UT on 2042-10-14 (02:00:41 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 144. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 01:59:15 UT on 2042-10-14, and the annular phase lasts up to 7 minutes 44 seconds along a path 273.3 km wide crossing Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. A partial eclipse is visible from southeastern Asia, the East Indies, Australia, the South Pacific and Antarctica.
0.78
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses New Zealand
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off New Zealand
Starts 03/09/2035 11:04PMSCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEin 8.5 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3][4] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 23:04:32 UT on 2035-03-09 (23:05:53 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 140. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
Greatest eclipse falls at 23:04:32 UT on 2035-03-09, where the annular phase lasts 48 seconds on a path 31.5 km wide; annularity is longest at the sunrise end of the track, where it runs 1 minute 26 seconds. The path of annularity crosses New Zealand and the Pacific, and a partial eclipse is visible from Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Mexico and Antarctica.
0.78
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses Angola
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off Angola
Starts 05/21/2031 7:14AMSCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEin 4.7 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3][4] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 07:14:46 UT on 2031-05-21 (07:16:04 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 138. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
Greatest eclipse falls at 07:14:46 UT on 2031-05-21, on a path 152.2 km wide; the annular phase lasts up to 5 minutes 26 seconds, its greatest duration reached further east along the track. The path of annularity crosses Angola, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, s. India, Malaysia and Indonesia, and a partial eclipse is visible from Africa, southern Asia, the East Indies and Australia.
0.78
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses New Zealand
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off New Zealand
Starts 02/16/2045 11:54PMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 18.4 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 23:54:38 UT on 2045-02-16 (23:56:06 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 131. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 23:54:38 UT on 2045-02-16, and the annular phase lasts up to 7 minutes 47 seconds along a path 281.2 km wide crossing New Zealand and the Pacific. A partial eclipse is visible from Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and Hawaii.
0.77
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses Chile
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off Chile
Starts 02/06/2027 3:59PMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 136 daysNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 15:59:35 UT on 2027-02-06 (16:00:47 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 131. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 15:59:35 UT on 2027-02-06, and the annular phase lasts up to 7 minutes 51 seconds along a path 281.5 km wide crossing Chile, Argentina and the Atlantic. A partial eclipse is visible from South America, Antarctica and western and southern Africa.
0.76
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Hybrid Solar Eclipse Crosses the South Pacific
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off the South Pacific
Starts 05/20/2050 8:41PMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 23.7 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 20:41:15 UT on 2050-05-20 (20:42:50 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 148. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 20:41:15 UT on 2050-05-20, and the hybrid phase lasts up to 0 minutes 21 seconds along a path 26.7 km wide crossing the South Pacific. A partial eclipse is visible from New Zealand., the South Pacific and southwestern South America.
0.75
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Australia
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off Australia
Starts 12/26/2038 12:58AMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 12.3 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 00:58:46 UT on 2038-12-26 (01:00:10 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 142. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 00:58:46 UT on 2038-12-26, and the total phase lasts up to 2 minutes 18 seconds along a path 95.3 km wide crossing Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. A partial eclipse is visible from southeastern Asia, the East Indies, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Antarctica.
0.75
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Hybrid Solar Eclipse Crosses Saudi Arabia
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off Saudi Arabia
Starts 11/25/2049 5:32AMSCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEin 23.2 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3][4] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 05:32:15 UT on 2049-11-25 (05:33:47 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 143. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
Greatest eclipse falls at 05:32:15 UT on 2049-11-25, where the central phase lasts 38 seconds on a path 20.7 km wide; the greatest duration anywhere on the track is 41.8 seconds, at the sunrise end. The path crosses Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Malaysia and Indonesia, and a partial eclipse is visible from eastern Africa, southern Asia, the East Indies and Australia.
0.75
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses Russia
Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Starts 06/01/2030 6:27AMSCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEin 3.7 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 06:27:55 UT on 2030-06-01 (06:29:13 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 128. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
The Moon's shadow touches down at 06:27:55 UT on 2030-06-01, and the annular phase lasts up to 5 minutes 21 seconds along a path 249.6 km wide crossing Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, n. China and Japan. A partial eclipse is visible from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic and Alaska.
0.75
Astronomy09/20/2026@ScienceDesk
Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses Papua New Guinea
Point of greatest eclipse at sea, off Papua New Guinea
Starts 02/05/2046 11:04PMSCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEin 19.4 yearsNASA's^[1][2][3][4] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 23:04:57 UT on 2046-02-05 (23:06:26 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 141. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
Greatest eclipse falls at 23:04:57 UT on 2046-02-05, where the annular phase lasts 9 minutes 42 seconds on a path 310.1 km wide; the longest annularity anywhere on the track is 09m45.6s. The path of annularity crosses Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, California, Oregon and Idaho, and a partial eclipse is visible from Australia, Papua New Guinea and the western United States.
0.75