Solar eclipse of July 12, 2056

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 12, 2056, with a magnitude of 0.9878. 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 September 22, 2052
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2049
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 24, 2063

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2047
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 17, 2065

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2067

Solar Saros 137

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 24, 2074

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2085

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 1969
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 14, 2143