| Solar eclipse of May 21, 2031 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | −0.197 |
| Magnitude | 0.9589 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 326 s (5 min 26 s) |
| Coordinates | 8°54′N 71°42′E / 8.9°N 71.7°E |
| Max. width of band | 152 km (94 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 7:16:04 |
| References | |
| Saros | 138 (32 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9577 |
An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 21, 2031,[1] with a magnitude of 0.9589. 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. Occurring about 3.8 days before apogee (on May 25, 2031, at 3:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.[2]
Annularity will be visible from parts of Angola, Zambia, the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Malawi, Tanzania, southern India, northern Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, southern Thailand, Malaysia, and much of Indonesia. A partial eclipse will be visible for much of Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
- ^ "May 21, 2031 Annular Solar Eclipse". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 14 August 2024.