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Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13

Fred Espenak

Key to Solar Eclipse Figure (below)

Introduction


The Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13 is visible from the following geographic regions:

  • Partial Eclipse: south Africa, south Indian, Antarctica

The map to the right depicts the geographic regions of eclipse visibility. Click on the map to enlarge it. For an explanation of the features appearing in the map, see Key to Solar Eclipse Maps.

The instant of greatest eclipse takes place on 2015 Sep 13 at 06:55:19 TD (06:54:11 UT1). This is 1.2 days before the Moon reaches apogee. During the eclipse, the Sun is in the constellation Leo. The synodic month in which the eclipse takes place has a Brown Lunation Number of 1147.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 125 and is number 54 of 73 eclipses in the series. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node. The Moon moves southward with respect to the node with each succeeding eclipse in the series and gamma decreases.

This is a very deep partial eclipse. It has an eclipse magnitude of 0.7875, while Gamma has a value of -1.1004.

The partial solar eclipse of 2015 Sep 13 is followed two weeks later by a total lunar eclipse on 2015 Sep 28.

These eclipses all take place during a single eclipse season.

The eclipse predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 67.8 seconds for this eclipse.

The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.

Global Map Animation of Solar Eclipse

Michael Zeiler GreatAmericanEclipse.com and
Fred Espenak EclipseWise.com have created a series of eclipse animations - one for every solar eclipse during the 21st Century.

The animation of the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13 shows the path of the Moon's penumbral shadow as it sweeps across a global map of Earth (an orthographic projection). The vantage point of the animation is as seen from the Moon. The daylight hemisphere of Earth then faces the Moon and the lunar shadows appear perfectly circular with no distorted projection effects as they race across Earth.

The Moon's large penumbral shadow is lightly shaded and is outlined with a solid black edge. A partial eclipse is visible from within the penumbra.

The map to the right shows a single frame from the medium size animation for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13 . In the upper left corner is the type of eclipse and the eclipse date. To the upper right is the Universal Time. The lower left corner is not used for partial solar eclipses. To the lower right is the credit for the animation.

Animations for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13 are available in three sizes/resolutions: small, medium, and large. They can be viewed through the following links:


Creative Commons License
These animations may be freely used and shared through Creative Commons.
You may use and distribute these eclipse animations as long as they are not modified and you include an attribution.
Solar Eclipse Global Animation by Fred Espenak and Michael Zeiler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Based on work at EclipseWise.com and GreatAmericanEclipse.com

Attribution: "Global Map Animation of Eclipse courtesy of Michael Zeiler (GreatAmericanEclipse.com) and Fred Espenak (EclipseWise.com)".

Eclipse Data: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13

Eclipse Characteristics
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.78750
Eclipse Obscuration 0.70966
Gamma-1.10039
Conjunction Times
Event Calendar Date and Time Julian Date
Greatest Eclipse 2015 Sep 13 at 06:55:19.2 TD (06:54:11.4 UT1) 2457278.787631
Ecliptic Conjunction 2015 Sep 13 at 06:42:23.9 TD (06:41:16.0 UT1) 2457278.778658
Equatorial Conjunction 2015 Sep 13 at 07:36:27.0 TD (07:35:19.1 UT1) 2457278.816194
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon
2015 Sep 13 at 06:55:19.2 TD (06:54:11.4 UT1)
Coordinate Sun Moon
Right Ascension11h23m54.6s11h22m43.3s
Declination+03°53'20.1"+02°56'47.8"
Semi-Diameter 15'53.6" 14'43.0"
Eq. Hor. Parallax 08.7" 0°54'00.6"
Geocentric Libration of Moon
Angle Value
l 1.3°
b 1.3°
c 24.6°
Prediction Parameters
Paramater Value
Ephemerides JPL DE405
ΔT 67.8 s
k (penumbra) 0.2725076
k (umbra) 0.2722810
Saros Series 125 (54/73)

Explanation of Solar Eclipse Data Tables

Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13

Contacts of Penumbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactP104:42:47.904:41:40.027°11.4'S020°38.3'E
Last External ContactP409:07:32.809:06:25.062°02.3'S125°06.8'E
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Penumbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N105:16:45.805:15:37.914°45.1'S011°09.6'E
South Extreme Path Limit 1S108:33:37.808:32:29.949°44.5'S136°18.8'E

Explanation of Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Polynomial Besselian Elements: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13

Polynomial Besselian Elements
2015 Sep 13 at 07:00:00.0 TD (=t0)
n x y d l1 l2 μ
0 -0.29290 -1.06142 3.8903 0.56828 0.02201 285.9766
1 0.48214 -0.15182 -0.0156 0.00003 0.00003 15.0048
2 0.00000 0.00002 -0.0000 -0.00001 -0.00001 0.0000
3 -0.00001 0.00000 - - - -
Tan ƒ1 0.0046473
Tan ƒ2 0.0046242

At time t1 (decimal hours), each besselian element is evaluated by:

x = x0 + x1*t + x2*t2 + x3*t3 (or x = Σ [xn*tn]; n = 0 to 3)

where: t = t1 - t0 (decimal hours) and t0 = 7.000

Explanation of Polynomial Besselian Elements

Eclipse Publications

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Links for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Information

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2015 Sep 13 were generated using the JPL DE405 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. The predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 67.8 seconds for this eclipse.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this website is based on the books 21st Century Canon of Solar Eclipses and Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or concealed.