Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
An annular solar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, January 5, 2038. 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. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.Images
Animated pathRelated eclipses
There are 7 eclipses in 2038, included four penumbral lunar eclipses: January 21, June 17, July 16, and December 11.
