Solar eclipse of March 20, 2053

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, March 20, 2053, with a magnitude of 0.9919. 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 2053

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 4, 2053.
 * An annular solar eclipse on March 20, 2053.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 29, 2053.
 * A total solar eclipse on September 12, 2053.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2049
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2057

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2046
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 2044
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2062

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2064

Solar Saros 140

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 31, 2071

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2082

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 1966
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 20, 2140