2) Annular Solar Eclipse
Takes place when the moon covers the center of the sun, leaving the sun’s visible outer edges to form a ‘ring of fire’ or annulus around the moon.
3) Total Solar Eclipse
Occurs when the moon completely blocks the rays of the sun, thus casting its darkest shadow called the umbra on earth. During this phase, the moon covers the entire disk of the sun.
4) Hybrid Solar Eclipse
Looks like an annular solar eclipse or a total solar eclipse, depending on the observer’s location. A hybrid solar eclipse becomes an annular solar eclipse when the path of the moon first touches the earth while entering or leaving its surface but becomes a total solar eclipse for a period between the two phases.
