Total solar eclipse, 29 May 1919

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    A total solar eclipse on 29 May 1919, with totality lasting up to 6m 51s in a path 244 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 13:08:34 UT, magnitude 1.072, saros 136.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    29 May 1919
    Longest totality
    6m 51s
    Greatest eclipse
    13:08:34 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    4.4°N 16.7°W
    Path width
    244 km
    Path on Earth
    11:28–14:48 UT
    Partial eclipse
    10:33–15:43 UT
    Magnitude
    1.072
    Saros series
    136

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Fortaleza, Brazil12:03:08–12:05:10 UT2m 02s
    La Paz, Bolivia11:29:16–11:32:23 UT3m 07s
    Teresina, Brazil11:53:31–11:58:16 UT4m 46s
    Libreville, Gabon14:17:26–14:22:21 UT4m 55s
    Mbeya, Tanzania14:43:51–14:47:12 UT3m 21s
    Tacna, Peru11:28:54–11:31:58 UT3m 03s
    San-Pedro, Ivory Coast13:37:16–13:43:28 UT6m 11s
    Timon, Brazil11:53:24–11:58:10 UT4m 46s

    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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