▁solar ▁eclipse ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁Moon ' s ▁apparent ▁diameter ▁is ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁Sun ' s , ▁blocking ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ' s ▁light ▁and ▁causing ▁the ▁Sun ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁an ▁ann ulus ▁( ring ). ▁An ▁ann ular ▁eclipse ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁partial ▁eclipse ▁over ▁a ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ▁thousands ▁of ▁kilometres ▁wide . ▁ ▁Im ages ▁ ▁Anim ated ▁path ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁e cli ps es ▁ ▁Sol ar ▁e cli ps es ▁of ▁ 2 0 3 3 – 2 0 3 6 ▁ ▁Sar os ▁ 1 4 0 ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Sar os ▁cycle ▁ 1 4 0 , ▁repeating ▁every ▁ 1 8 ▁years , ▁ 1 1 ▁days , ▁containing ▁ 7 1 ▁events . ▁The ▁series ▁started ▁with ▁partial ▁solar ▁eclipse ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 5 1 2 . ▁It ▁contains ▁total ▁e cli ps es ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 6 5 6 ▁through ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁hy brid ▁e cli ps es ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁through ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁and ▁ann ular ▁e cli ps es ▁from ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁through ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 4 8 5 . ▁The ▁series ▁ends ▁at ▁member ▁ 7 1 ▁as ▁a ▁partial ▁eclipse ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁