Astronomical Events Information | 2016 | September
Annular Solar Eclipse (Not Visible from Japan)
An annular eclipse visible from the African continent and Madagascar.
An annular solar eclipse occurs on September 1.
Unfortunately, this annular eclipse can’t be seen from Japan, but it can be seen from the southeastern-Atlantic Ocean, Africa, Madagascar, and the Indian Ocean.
If we consider the entire world, the last annular solar eclipse was April 29, 2014. But that annular eclipse was visible only from a small region of Antarctica. The next annular solar eclipse is February 2, 2017. Unfortunately, that one isn’t visible from Japan either.
The next annular solar eclipse visible from Japan is on June 1, 2030. At that time, it will be possible to see the annular eclipse from most parts of Hokkaido.
Reference: Local Prediction of the Solar Eclipse
You can investigate the appearance of solar eclipses from various parts of the world with the “Local Prediction of the Solar Eclipse” by the Ephemeris Computation Office of NAOJ.
Reference: March 9, 2016, Partial Eclipse Visible Throughout Japan
Please refer to this page for information about why eclipses occur, the types of eclipses, and observation methods.