Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020
| Annular eclipse | |
Annularity as seen from Beigang, Yunlin, Taiwan | |
| Gamma | 0.1209 |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 0.994 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 38 s (0 min 38 s) |
| Coordinates | 30°30′N 79°42′E / 30.5°N 79.7°E |
| Max. width of band | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 6:41:15 |
| References | |
| Saros | 137 (36 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9553 |
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, June 21, 2020, with a magnitude of 0.994. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring 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 (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 6.2 days after apogee (on June 15, 2020, at 1:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.