Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023
An annular solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, October 14, 2023. 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 or miles wide.
This will be the second annular eclipse visible from Albuquerque in 11 years, where it crosses the path of the May 2012 eclipse. The cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas will also be in the direct path of this annular eclipse. Occurring only 4.6 days after apogee, the moon's apparent diameter will be smaller.
Future total solar eclipses will cross the United States in April 2024 and August 2045 , and an annular solar eclipse will occur in June 2048 .Images
Animated pathRelated eclipses
Eclipses of 2023
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