Examples: 1  Find the periodic payment of an annuity due of $70000, payable annually for 3 years at 15% compounded annually. 2  Find the periodic payment of an annuity due of $250700, payable quarterly for 8 years at 5% compounded quarterly.
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, August 21, 2017. 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.
Credit: James Tse. Editor's note: The next solar eclipse is the total eclipse that will take place on Aug. 21. It will sweep across the continental United States from Oregon to Georgia. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.