Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059
# Solar eclipse of May 11, 2059

A total solar eclipse will occur on May 11, 2059. 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

### Solar eclipses 2059–2061

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.

Solar eclipses 2059–2061 :

| 119 | May 22, 2058 Partial | 124 | November 16, 2058 Partial |
| - | - | - | - |
| 129 | May 11, 2059 Total | 134 | November 5, 2059 Annular |
| 139 | April 30, 2060 Total | 144 | October 24, 2060 Annular |
| 149 | April 20, 2061 Total | 154 | October 13, 2061 Annular |
