Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
Introduction An annular solar eclipse will occur on January 5, 2038.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.
Images File:SE2038Jan05A.gifAnimated path
Related eclipses There are 7 eclipses in 2038 (the maximum possible), included four penumbral lunar eclipses: January 21, June 17, July 16, and December 11.=== Solar eclipses of 2036–2039 ====== Saros 132 ====== Metonic series===
References
External links * http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2038Jan05A.GIF**  Interactive map of the eclipse from NASA