Annular solar eclipse on 21 May 2031 in Zanzibar

Annular solar eclipse — 21 May 2031 07:14 UTC
in 1726 days
Summary
An annular eclipse will frame the Sun in a ring of fire above Zanzibar. Maximum comes at 05:35 UTC. Totality lasts 4 min 15 s. At maximum the Sun is 28.9° up in the sky. The event belongs to Saros series 138. It is a reminder of how precisely the Moon and Sun line up from Earth.
Annular solar eclipse
Date (UTC)
21 May 2031 — 07:14 UTC
Saros series
138
Gamma
-0.19700
Magnitude
0.9589
Local circumstances
Local type
Annular
Obscuration
90%
Population
709,809
Maximum
21 May 2031 05:35 UTC