Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, January 5, 2057, with a magnitude of 1.0287. 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. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.

As of 2023, this and May 20, 2050 are the next two total solar eclipses in which the Moon's shadow will trace a path that fails to hit land anywhere on Earth. Totality will begin 125 miles east of Belmonte in Brazil, then traverse southeast through the Atlantic Ocean where it will miss the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa by 250 miles, before winding northeast and concluding in the Indian Ocean 500 miles south of Java island.

Eclipses in 2057

 * A total solar eclipse on January 5, 2057.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on June 17, 2057.
 * An annular solar eclipse on July 1, 2057.
 * A partial lunar eclipse on December 11, 2057.
 * A total solar eclipse on December 26, 2057.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2053
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 2060

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2049
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2064

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 1, 2048
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 11, 2066

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 6, 2067

Solar Saros 142

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2038
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2075

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2028
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2085

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 7, 2143