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.
Update: As of today (May 30 2012) the next total solar eclipse will be on November 13, 2012. The path of totality will include the northern tip of Australia and a vast swath of the South Pacific Ocean. The next total solar eclipse in North America will be on August 21, 2017. The path of totality will cross the entire country from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. You can seen the catalog of eclipses on the NASA Eclipse Web Site at the link below.