Solar eclipse of January 4, 1973

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Thursday, January 4, 1973, with a magnitude of 0.9303. 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 from Chile and Argentina.

Eclipses in 1973

 * An annular solar eclipse on January 4, 1973.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 18, 1973.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 15, 1973.
 * A total solar eclipse on June 30, 1973.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 15, 1973.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on December 10, 1973.
 * An annular solar eclipse on December 24, 1973.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 18, 1969
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 1976

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 1965
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1980

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 1963
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 9, 1982

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 1962
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 4, 1983

Solar Saros 131

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 1954
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 15, 1991

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1944
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1886
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 5, 2059