Total solar eclipse, 13 November 2012

    A total solar eclipse on 13 November 2012, with totality lasting up to 4m 02s in a path 179 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 22:11:47 UT, magnitude 1.050, saros 133.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    13 November 2012
    Longest totality
    4m 02s
    Greatest eclipse
    22:11:47 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    40.0°S 161.3°W
    Path width
    179 km
    Path on Earth
    20:35–23:48 UT
    Partial eclipse
    19:37–00:45 UT
    Magnitude
    1.050
    Saros series
    133

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Cairns, Australia20:38:31–20:40:33 UT2m 02s

    Legend

    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
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