Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042
Introduction A total solar eclipse will occur on Sunday, April 20, 2042.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.It will be seen significantly in Western Indonesia (particularly in Sumatra), Eastern Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines.
Images File:SE2042Apr20T.gifAnimated path
Related eclipses === Solar eclipses of 2040–2043====== Saros 139 ======Inex series=== Inex series members between 1901 and 2100:150pxJuly 9, 1926(Saros 135)150pxJune 20, 1955(Saros 136)150pxMay 30, 1984(Saros 137)150pxMay 10, 2013(Saros 138)150pxApril 20, 2042(Saros 139)150pxMarch 31, 2071(Saros 140)150pxMarch 10, 2100(Saros 141)=== Metonic series===
References
External links * http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2042Apr20T.GIF