Total solar eclipse, 24 July 2055

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    A total solar eclipse on 24 July 2055, with totality lasting up to 3m 17s in a path 202 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 09:56:06 UT, magnitude 1.036, saros 127.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    24 July 2055
    Longest totality
    3m 17s
    Greatest eclipse
    09:56:06 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    33.3°S 25.8°E
    Path width
    202 km
    Path on Earth
    08:51–11:00 UT
    Partial eclipse
    07:35–12:16 UT
    Magnitude
    1.036
    Saros series
    127

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa09:54:56–09:57:01 UT2m 04s
    East London, South Africa10:00:12–10:02:05 UT1m 53s
    Uitenhage, South Africa09:54:02–09:56:40 UT2m 38s
    Bhisho, South Africa09:58:55–10:00:52 UT1m 57s
    Grahamstown, South Africa09:56:18–09:59:33 UT3m 15s
    Oudtshoorn, South Africa09:46:43–09:48:00 UT1m 17s
    Saldanha, South Africa09:35:25–09:37:57 UT2m 32s
    Graaff Reinet, South Africa09:51:28–09:53:24 UT1m 56s

    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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