Total solar eclipse, 21 June 2001

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    A total solar eclipse on 21 June 2001, with totality lasting up to 4m 57s in a path 200 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 12:03:42 UT, magnitude 1.050, saros 127.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    21 June 2001
    Longest totality
    4m 57s
    Greatest eclipse
    12:03:42 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    11.3°S 2.7°E
    Path width
    200 km
    Path on Earth
    10:35–13:31 UT
    Partial eclipse
    09:33–14:34 UT
    Magnitude
    1.050
    Saros series
    127

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Lusaka, Zambia13:09:18–13:12:33 UT3m 15s
    Kabwe, Zambia13:10:40–13:12:33 UT1m 53s
    Quelimane, Mozambique13:21:52–13:23:17 UT1m 25s
    Kuito, Angola12:45:29–12:48:06 UT2m 38s

    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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