Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 5, 2038, with a magnitude of 0.9728. 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.

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Eclipses in 2038

 * An annular solar eclipse on January 5, 2038.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 21, 2038.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 17, 2038.
 * An annular solar eclipse on July 2, 2038.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 16, 2038.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 11, 2038.
 * A total solar eclipse on December 26, 2038.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2034
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2041

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2048

Solar Saros 132

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2056

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2009
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 17, 2066

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1951
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 6, 2124