Solar eclipse of December 16, 2085

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, December 16, 2085, with a magnitude of 0.9971. 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. If a moon with same apparent diameter in this eclipse near the Aphelion, it will be Total Solar Eclipse, but in this time of the year, just 2 weeks and 4 days (18 days) before perihelion, it is an Annular Solar Eclipse.

Eclipses in 2085

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 10, 2085.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 8, 2085.
 * An annular solar eclipse on June 22, 2085.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 7, 2085.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 1, 2085.
 * An annular solar eclipse on December 16, 2085.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2082
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 4, 2089

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2078
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2093

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 10, 2076
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2094

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2075
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 15, 2096

Solar Saros 143

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 29, 2103

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 27, 2114

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 17, 2172