Total solar eclipse, 26 December 2038

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    A total solar eclipse on 26 December 2038, with totality lasting up to 2m 18s in a path 95 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 00:58:46 UT, magnitude 1.027, saros 142.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    26 December 2038
    Longest totality
    2m 18s
    Greatest eclipse
    00:58:46 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    40.3°S 164.0°E
    Path width
    95 km
    Path on Earth
    23:18–02:39 UT
    Partial eclipse
    22:19–03:38 UT
    Magnitude
    1.027
    Saros series
    142

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Palmerston North, New Zealand01:22:23–01:24:29 UT2m 06s

    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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