Annular solar eclipse · 16 January 2056

On 16 January 2056 the Moon passes centrally across the Sun but is too far from the Earth to cover it, leaving a ring of sunlight. The ring lasts 2m 45s at greatest eclipse, near 3.351° N, 153.735° W.

At greatest eclipse

Duration
2m 45s
Magnitude
0.977
Instant (UTC)
22:16:02
Greatest eclipse
3.351° N, 153.735° W

Path of the shadow

Path of the shadow
The centre line of the Moon's shadow, plotted at two-minute intervals.

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Where it will be seen

Local circumstances for cities that see at least half the Sun covered. Times are UTC.
CityCountry First contactMaximumLast contact ObscurationTotality Sun altitude
Torreon Mexico 22:43:05 23:56:02 01:01:05 92.6% 2m 34s
Mazatlan Mexico 22:40:18 23:56:02 01:02:07 92.5%
Monterrey Mexico 22:46:05 23:58:02 01:00:29 91.9%
San Antonio United States 22:46:02 23:56:02 00:58:20 88.9% -0°
Majuro Marshall Islands 19:30:37 20:45:02 22:14:51 87.5% 25°
Guadalajara Mexico 22:44:58 23:58:02 01:01:57 79.9%
Mexico City Mexico 22:50:23 00:00:02 01:00:30 69.7%
Tarawa Kiribati 19:32:57 20:47:02 22:16:31 69.4% 29°
Palikir Micronesia 19:30:29 20:34:02 21:48:25 68.8% 11°
Albuquerque United States 22:38:01 23:50:02 00:53:11 60.9%
Phoenix United States 22:32:50 23:48:02 00:53:37 58.9%
San Diego United States 22:26:39 23:44:02 00:52:02 54.3% 14°