| Solar eclipse of April 30, 2041 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | −0.4492 |
| Magnitude | 1.0189 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 111 s (1 min 51 s) |
| Coordinates | 9°36′S 12°12′E / 9.6°S 12.2°E / -9.6; 12.2 |
| Max. width of band | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 11:52:21 |
| References | |
| Saros | 129 (53 of 80) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9599 |
A total solar eclipse will occur on April 30, 2041.
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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 eclipse series sets from 2040 to 2043 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 119 | May 11, 2040 Partial |
124 | November 4, 2040 Annular | |
| 129 | April 30, 2041 Total |
134 | October 25, 2041 Annular | |
| 139 | April 20, 2042 Total |
144 | October 14, 2042 Annular | |
| 149 | April 9, 2043 Total (non-central) |
154 | October 3, 2043 Annular (non-central) | |
It is a part of Saros cycle 129, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 80 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on October 3, 1103. It contains annular eclipses on May 6, 1464 through March 18, 1969, hybrid eclipses from March 29, 1987 through April 20, 2023 and total eclipses from April 30, 2041 through July 26, 2185. The series ends at member 80 as a partial eclipse on February 21, 2528. The longest duration of totality was 3 minutes, 43 seconds on June 25, 2131 . All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s ascending node.[2]
| Series members 46–56 occur between 1901 and 2100: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 46 | 47 | 48 |
 February 14, 1915 |
 February 24, 1933 |
 March 7, 1951 |
| 49 | 50 | 51 |
 March 18, 1969 |
 March 29, 1987 |
 April 8, 2005 |
| 52 | 53 | 54 |
 April 20, 2023 |
April 30, 2041 |
 May 11, 2059 |
| 55 | 56 | |
 May 22, 2077 |
 June 2, 2095 | |
