Annular solar eclipse, 16 January 2056

    A annular solar eclipse on 16 January 2056, with annularity lasting up to 2m 52s in a path 94 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 22:15:00 UT, magnitude 0.976, saros 132.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    16 January 2056
    Longest annularity
    2m 52s
    Greatest eclipse
    22:15:00 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    3.9°N 153.5°W
    Path width
    94 km
    Path on Earth
    20:33–23:56 UT
    Partial eclipse
    19:28–01:01 UT
    Magnitude
    0.976
    Saros series
    132

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Torreón, Mexico23:54:18–23:56:22 UT2m 04s
    Culiacán, Mexico23:52:58–23:54:43 UT1m 45s
    Laredo, United States of America23:54:22–23:56:59 UT2m 37s
    Gómez Palacio, Mexico23:54:14–23:56:23 UT2m 09s
    Nuevo Laredo, Mexico23:54:22–23:56:59 UT2m 37s
    Monclova, Mexico23:54:08–23:56:46 UT2m 38s
    San Pedro de las Colonias, Mexico23:54:23–23:56:28 UT2m 05s

    Legend

    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
    • Shadow centre, every 30 min

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