Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, February 16, 1999, with a magnitude of 0.9928. 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 the southern Indian Ocean including the Prince Edward Islands, South Africa (the northern part of Marion Island and the whole Prince Edward Island), and Australia.

Eclipses in 1999

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 31, 1999.
 * An annular solar eclipse on February 16, 1999.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on July 28, 1999.
 * A total solar eclipse on August 11, 1999.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 2002

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1990
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 21, 2008

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010

Solar Saros 140

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 4, 1981
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1912
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2085