A partial

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will occur at the Moon's

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of orbit on Wednesday, January 27, 2055, with a

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of 0.6932. A solar eclipse occurs when the

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passes between

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and the

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, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. The partial solar eclipse will be visible for most of

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Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an

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, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2055

* A partial solar eclipse on January 27. * A total lunar eclipse on February 11. * A total solar eclipse on July 24. * A partial lunar eclipse on August 7.

Metonic

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2051 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 16, 2058

Tzolkinex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 16, 2047 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, March 11, 2062, with a magnitude of 0.9331. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 22, 2046 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 2, 2064

Tritos

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of February 28, 2044 An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, February 28, 2044, with a magnitude of 0.96. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 27, 2065

Solar Saros 122

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of January 16, 2037 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, January 16, 2037, with a magnitude of 0.7049. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of February 7, 2073 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 7, 2073, with a magnitude of 0.6768. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally ...

Inex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 17, 2026 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 7, 2084

Triad

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 28, 1968 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 28, 2141

Solar eclipses of 2054–2058

Saros 122

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

References

External links

NASA graphics
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