Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053
# Solar eclipse of September 12, 2053

A total solar eclipse will take place at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Friday, September 12, 2053 with a magnitude of 1.0328. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.

## Related eclipses

### Solar eclipses 2051–2054

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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2051–2054 :

| Descending node | Descending node | Ascending node | Ascending node |
| - | - | - | - |
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map |
| 120 | April 11, 2051 Partial | 125 | October 4, 2051 Partial |
| 130 | March 30, 2052 Total | 135 | September 22, 2052 Annular |
| 140 | March 20, 2053 Annular | 145 | September 12, 2053 Total |
| 150 | March 9, 2054 Partial | 155 | September 2, 2054 Partial |

### Saros 145

This solar eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 145, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours, containing 77 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on January 4, 1639, and reached a first annular eclipse on June 6, 1891. It was a hybrid event on June 17, 1909, and total eclipses from June 29, 1927, through September 9, 2648. The series ends at member 77 as a partial eclipse on April 17, 3009. The longest eclipse will occur on June 25, 2522, with a maximum duration of totality of 7 minutes, 12 seconds. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node.

Series members 10–32 occur between 1801 and 2359 :

| 10 | 11 | 12 |
| - | - | - |
| April 13, 1801 | April 24, 1819 | May 4, 1837 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
| May 16, 1855 | May 26, 1873 | June 6, 1891 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 |
| June 17, 1909 | June 29, 1927 | July 9, 1945 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 |
| July 20, 1963 | July 31, 1981 | August 11, 1999 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 |
| August 21, 2017 | September 2, 2035 | September 12, 2053 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 |
| September 23, 2071 | October 4, 2089 | October 16, 2107 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
| October 26, 2125 | November 7, 2143 | November 17, 2161 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 |
| November 28, 2179 | December 9, 2197 | December 21, 2215 |
| 34 | 35 | 36 |
| December 31, 2233 | January 12, 2252 | January 22, 2270 |
| 37 | 38 | 39 |
| February 2, 2288 | February 14, 2306 | February 25, 2324 |
| 40 |
| March 8, 2342 |

### 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 ascending node.

21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076 :

| July 1–2 | April 19–20 | February 5–7 | November 24–25 | September 12–13 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
| July 1, 2000 | April 19, 2004 | February 7, 2008 | November 25, 2011 | September 13, 2015 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
| July 2, 2019 | April 20, 2023 | February 6, 2027 | November 25, 2030 | September 12, 2034 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
| July 2, 2038 | April 20, 2042 | February 5, 2046 | November 25, 2049 | September 12, 2053 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
| July 1, 2057 | April 20, 2061 | February 5, 2065 | November 24, 2068 | September 12, 2072 |
| 157 | 159 | 161 | 163 | 165 |
| July 1, 2076 | | | | |
