A total solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, May 22, 2077. 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. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.
Related eclipses
Tritos
Preceded: Solar eclipse of June 22, 2066
Followed: Solar eclipse of April 21, 2088
Tzolkinex
Preceded: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2070
Followed: Solar eclipse of July 3, 2084
Solar eclipses 2076–2079
Saros 129
Inex series
In the 19th century:
Solar Saros 120: Total Solar Eclipse of 1816 Nov 19
Solar Saros 121: Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1845 Oct 30
Solar Saros 122: Annular Solar Eclipse of 1874 Oct 10
In the 22nd century: