Annular solar eclipse, 22 September 2006

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    A annular solar eclipse on 22 September 2006, with annularity lasting up to 7m 09s in a path 261 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 11:40:11 UT, magnitude 0.935, saros 144.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    22 September 2006
    Longest annularity
    7m 09s
    Greatest eclipse
    11:40:11 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    20.6°S 9.1°W
    Path width
    261 km
    Path on Earth
    09:48–13:31 UT
    Partial eclipse
    08:39–14:40 UT
    Magnitude
    0.935
    Saros series
    144

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Paramaribo, Suriname09:48:52–09:53:53 UT5m 01s
    Cayenne, France09:49:56–09:55:38 UT5m 42s

    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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