Total solar eclipse, 12 September 2072

    A total solar eclipse on 12 September 2072, with totality lasting up to 3m 13s in a path 732 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 08:56:59 UT, magnitude 1.056, saros 155.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    12 September 2072
    Longest totality
    3m 13s
    Greatest eclipse
    08:56:59 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    69.8°N 102.0°E
    Path width
    732 km
    Path on Earth
    08:26–09:27 UT
    Partial eclipse
    06:54–10:59 UT
    Magnitude
    1.056
    Saros series
    155

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Yakutsk, Russia09:15:26–09:16:11 UT45s
    Neryungri, Russia09:24:13–09:26:11 UT1m 57s

    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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