Solar eclipse of April 23, 2191

An annular solar eclipse will occur on April 23, 2191. 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.

Solar eclipse of April 23, 2191
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureAnnular
Gamma0.7991
Magnitude0.9993
Maximum eclipse
Duration3 sec (0 m 3 s)
Coordinates57°N 119.2°W / 57; -119.2
Max. width of band4 km (2.5 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse17:26:06
References
Saros151 (24 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)9945

Saros 151

Solar Saros 151, repeating every about 18 years and 11 days, contains 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on August 14, 1776. It has total eclipses from May 16, 2227, to July 6, 2912. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on October 1, 3056. The longest total eclipse will be on May 22, 2840, at 5 minutes and 41 seconds.[1]

References
  1. Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses NASA Eclipse Web Site.
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