Solar eclipse of March 31, 2071

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 31, 2071, 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 2071

 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 16, 2071.
 * An annular solar eclipse on March 31, 2071.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 9, 2071.
 * A total solar eclipse on September 23, 2071.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 11, 2067
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 16, 2075

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2064
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2078

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2062
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2080

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 27, 2082

Solar Saros 140

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2053
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 10, 2089

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2042
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 10, 2100

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1984
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 30, 2158