Solar eclipse of January 16, 2056
Introduction An annular solar eclipse will occur on January 16, 2056.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. An annular 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 annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.
Related eclipses === Solar eclipses 2054–2058====== Saros 132 ====== Tritos series ===Series members between 1901 and 2100150pxMarch 29, 1903(Saros 118)150pxFebruary 25, 1914(Saros 119)150pxJanuary 24, 1925(Saros 120)150pxDecember 25, 1935(Saros 121)150pxNovember 23, 1946(Saros 122)150pxOctober 23, 1957(Saros 123)150pxSeptember 22, 1968(Saros 124)150pxAugust 22, 1979(Saros 125)150pxJuly 22, 1990(Saros 126)150pxJune 21, 2001(Saros 127)150pxMay 20, 2012(Saros 128)150pxApril 20, 2023(Saros 129)150pxMarch 20, 2034(Saros 130)150pxFebruary 16, 2045(Saros 131)150pxJanuary 16, 2056(Saros 132)150pxDecember 17, 2066(Saros 133)150pxNovember 15, 2077(Saros 134)150pxOctober 14, 2088(Saros 135)150pxSeptember 14, 2099(Saros 136)=== Metonic cycle ===21 eclipse events between June 12, 2029 and June 12, 2105June 11–12March 30–31January 16November 4–5August 23–24118120122124126150pxJune 12, 2029150pxMarch 30, 2033150pxJanuary 16, 2037150pxNovember 4, 2040150pxAugust 23, 2044128130132134136150pxJune 11, 2048150pxMarch 30, 2052150pxJanuary 16, 2056150pxNovember 5, 2059150pxAugust 24, 2063138140142144146150pxJune 11, 2067150pxMarch 31, 2071150pxJanuary 16, 2075150pxNovember 4, 2078150pxAugust 24, 2082148150152154150pxJune 11, 2086150pxMarch 31, 2090150pxJanuary 16, 2094150pxNovember 4, 2097
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