Total solar eclipse, 4 December 2002

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    A total solar eclipse on 4 December 2002, with totality lasting up to 2m 04s in a path 87 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 07:31:12 UT, magnitude 1.024, saros 142.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    4 December 2002
    Longest totality
    2m 04s
    Greatest eclipse
    07:31:12 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    39.5°S 59.6°E
    Path width
    87 km
    Path on Earth
    05:50–09:12 UT
    Partial eclipse
    04:51–10:11 UT
    Magnitude
    1.024
    Saros series
    142

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Huambo, Angola05:57:34–05:58:26 UT52s
    Xai-Xai, Mozambique06:26:15–06:27:22 UT1m 07s

    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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