Annular solar eclipse on 21 May 2031 in Tual

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 Tual. Maximum comes at 09:08 UTC. The Sun stays fully hidden for 3 min 50 s. The Sun is 2.7° below the horizon at maximum, so the eclipse will not be directly visible from the ground. 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
88%
Population
90,007
Maximum
21 May 2031 09:08 UTC