Solar eclipse of January 16, 2056

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Sunday, January 16, 2056, with a magnitude of 0.9759. 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.

Eclipses in 2056

 * An annular solar eclipse on January 16, 2056.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 1, 2056.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 27, 2056.
 * An annular solar eclipse on July 12, 2056.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 26, 2056.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 22, 2056.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 30, 2052
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 5, 2059

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 28, 2063

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2065

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 17, 2066

Solar Saros 132

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 27, 2074

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 27, 2084

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1969
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 17, 2142