Annular solar eclipse, 2 December 1937

    A annular solar eclipse on 2 December 1937, with annularity lasting up to 12m 00s in a path 344 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 23:05:21 UT, magnitude 0.918, saros 141.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    2 December 1937
    Longest annularity
    12m 00s
    Greatest eclipse
    23:05:21 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    4.0°N 167.8°W
    Path width
    344 km
    Path on Earth
    21:14–00:56 UT
    Partial eclipse
    20:05–02:05 UT
    Magnitude
    0.918
    Saros series
    141

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    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
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