Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, April 29, 1995, with a magnitude of 0.9497. 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. Annularity was visible in Peru, southeastern Ecuador, southeastern Colombia and Brazil.

Observations
A team of NASA's Johnson Space Center observed the annular eclipse near Puinahua District in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The weather was clear and the observations were successful.

Eclipses in 1995

 * A partial lunar eclipse on April 15, 1995.
 * An annular solar eclipse on April 29, 1995.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 8, 1995.
 * A total solar eclipse on October 24, 1995.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1986
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 2004

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1984
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006

Solar Saros 138

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 18, 1977
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 1966
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 28, 1908
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2082