Solar eclipse of April 7, 1940

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, April 7, 1940, with a magnitude of 0.9394. 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 from Gilbert and Ellice Islands (the part now belonging to Kiribati), Mexico and the United States.

Eclipses in 1940

 * An annular solar eclipse on April 7, 1940.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 22, 1940.
 * A total solar eclipse on October 1, 1940.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 16, 1940.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 19, 1936
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1944

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 24, 1933
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 1947

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1931
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 13, 1949

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1929
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1951

Solar Saros 128

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 28, 1922
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 1958

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1969

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 6, 1853
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027