Total solar eclipse, 22 July 2009

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    A total solar eclipse on 22 July 2009, with totality lasting up to 6m 39s in a path 258 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 02:35:18 UT, magnitude 1.080, saros 136.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    22 July 2009
    Longest totality
    6m 39s
    Greatest eclipse
    02:35:18 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    24.2°N 144.1°E
    Path width
    258 km
    Path on Earth
    00:51–04:19 UT
    Partial eclipse
    23:58–05:12 UT
    Magnitude
    1.080
    Saros series
    136

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Shanghai, China01:36:43–01:41:46 UT5m 03s
    Wuhan, China01:23:58–01:29:22 UT5m 24s
    Chongqing, China01:13:17–01:17:23 UT4m 06s
    Chengdu, China01:11:14–01:14:23 UT3m 09s
    Surat, India00:51:19–00:54:33 UT3m 15s
    Hangzhou, China01:34:16–01:39:36 UT5m 19s
    Nanchong, China01:13:16–01:17:15 UT3m 59s
    Patna, India00:54:41–00:58:24 UT3m 43s

    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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