Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 28, 2044, with a magnitude of 0.96. 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.

This is the last of 55 umbral eclipses of Solar Saros 121. The 1st was in 1070 and the 55th will be in 2044. The total duration is 974 years.

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Eclipses in 2044

 * An annular solar eclipse on February 28, 2044.
 * A total lunar eclipse on March 13, 2044.
 * A total solar eclipse on August 23, 2044.
 * A total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2044.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of February 22, 2035
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 4, 2053

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2055

Solar Saros 121

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2073

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 1957
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 30, 2130