Solar eclipse of January 15, 1991

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 16, 1991, with a magnitude of 0.929. 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 southwestern Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and French Polynesia. It was visible over Australia as a partial solar eclipse at sunrise on January 16.

Eclipses in 1991

 * An annular solar eclipse on January 15, 1991.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 30, 1991.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 27, 1991.
 * A total solar eclipse on July 11, 1991.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 26, 1991.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on December 21, 1991.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1987
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 1983
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 26, 1998

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 9, 1982
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2000

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1980
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001

Solar Saros 131

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1973
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2009

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 1962
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1904
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 15, 2077