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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit between Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.9439. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, November 13 and Wednesday, November 14, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 1.05. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
This total solar eclipse had a maximum duration of 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds. The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. The longest annular solar eclipse of the 21st century took place on January 15, 2010, with a duration of 11 minutes and 7.8 seconds. The maximum possible duration is 12 minutes and ...
A second partial solar eclipse will arrive six months later, ... casting a shadow that plunges a swath of the Earth into darkness for minutes at a time. ... in November 2012. - Greg Wood/AFP/Getty ...
A total solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of April 8, and it will be the first total solar eclipse to go over America since Aug. 21, 2017.
List of solar eclipses in the 17th century; List of solar eclipses in the 18th century; List of solar eclipses in the 19th century; List of solar eclipses in the 20th century; List of solar eclipses in the 21st century; Future. List of solar eclipses in the 22nd century; Solar eclipses after the modern era (22nd to 30th century)
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A composite series of images from the May 20, 2012 annular solar eclipse in Red Bluff, California. From 1900 to 2100, the state of California will have recorded a total of 97 solar eclipses, seven of which are annular eclipses, two of which are total eclipses, and one of which is a hybrid eclipse.