Total solar eclipse, 18 May 1901

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    A total solar eclipse on 18 May 1901, with totality lasting up to 6m 29s in a path 238 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 05:33:49 UT, magnitude 1.068, saros 136.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    18 May 1901
    Longest totality
    6m 29s
    Greatest eclipse
    05:33:49 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    1.7°S 98.4°E
    Path width
    238 km
    Path on Earth
    03:56–07:11 UT
    Partial eclipse
    02:59–08:08 UT
    Magnitude
    1.068
    Saros series
    136

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Padang, Indonesia05:37:22–05:43:35 UT6m 12s
    Palu, Indonesia06:32:59–06:37:34 UT4m 35s
    Pontianak, Indonesia06:05:43–06:11:25 UT5m 41s
    Port Louis, Mauritius04:01:26–04:05:03 UT3m 36s
    Samarinda, Indonesia06:26:48–06:31:39 UT4m 51s
    Bukittinggi, Indonesia05:39:23–05:42:26 UT3m 03s
    Jambi, Indonesia05:48:22–05:52:26 UT4m 04s
    Balikpapan, Indonesia06:25:39–06:30:54 UT5m 15s

    Legend

    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
    • Shadow centre, every 30 min

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