Annular solar eclipse, 14 December 1955

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    A annular solar eclipse on 14 December 1955, with annularity lasting up to 12m 09s in a path 346 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 07:01:54 UT, magnitude 0.918, saros 141.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    14 December 1955
    Longest annularity
    12m 09s
    Greatest eclipse
    07:01:54 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    2.1°N 72.2°E
    Path width
    346 km
    Path on Earth
    05:10–08:53 UT
    Partial eclipse
    04:01–10:02 UT
    Magnitude
    0.918
    Saros series
    141

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Taipei, Taiwan08:46:00–08:51:45 UT5m 45s
    Bangkok, Thailand08:28:42–08:37:22 UT8m 40s
    Khartoum, Sudan05:14:21–05:22:25 UT8m 03s
    New Taipei, Taiwan08:46:01–08:51:41 UT5m 40s
    Kaohsiung, Taiwan08:45:50–08:53:02 UT7m 12s
    Taichung, Taiwan08:45:30–08:52:27 UT6m 57s
    Omdurman, Sudan05:14:19–05:22:23 UT8m 03s
    Haikou, China08:42:26–08:46:05 UT3m 40s

    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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