Solar eclipse of April 20, 2061

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, April 20, 2061, with a magnitude of 1.0475. 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.

Visibility
The eclipse will begin over Southern Russia and eastern Ukraine at sunrise and the moon shadow will move rapidly in a northeastern direction over west Kazakhstan (West Kazakhstan Region). The shadow will cover the Urals and races over the Arctic Ocean in a north-westerly direction and reaches the Svalbard archipelago. At sunset the eclipse will end just before the coast of Greenland.

The greatest eclipse will be in Russia on the east of Komi Republic (in Europe), ~120 km to south-east of Pechora.

Eclipses in 2061

 * A total lunar eclipse on April 4, 2061.
 * A total solar eclipse on April 20, 2061.
 * A total lunar eclipse on September 29, 2061.
 * An annular solar eclipse on October 13, 2061.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2057
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 2052
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2070

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2050
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2072

Solar Saros 149

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 9, 2043
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 1, 2079

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 2032
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 31, 2090

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 19, 2148