Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009

Infobox Solar eclipse
date=July 22, 2009


caption =


map_caption = Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009
type_ref =
nature =
gamma = 0.0696
magnitude = 1.0799
saros = 136
saros_sequence = 37
saros_total = 71
max_eclipse_ref =
duration = 398 s (6 min 38.8 s)
location=Pacific Ocean
coords = coord|24|12|36|N|144|06|24|E
max_width = 258.4 km
times_ref =
start_partial = 23:58:18 (Jul 21)
start_total = 00:51:16
start_central = 00:54:31
greatest_eclipse = 02:35:21
end_central = 04:16:13
end_total = 04:19:26
end_partial = 05:12:25

The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. Totality will be visible in many cities such as Surat, Varanasi, Patna, Thimphu, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai. A partial eclipse will be seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including most of South East Asia and north-eastern Oceania.

This solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan.

Notes and references

# Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. " [http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2009Jul22T.gifTotal Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22] ". NASA, July 2004.
# [http://www.geocities.com/kosmandu/2009_eclipse_in_nepal.htm Kosmandu Astronomical Society 2009 Solar Eclipse in Nepal Page]

External links

* [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html NASA homepage for July 22 2009 total solar eclipse]
* [http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2009_GoogleMapFull.html Interactive 2009 July 22 Total Solar Eclipse map with local circumstances]
* [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2009Jul22T.gifMap showing path of 2009 total solar eclipse]
* [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2009Jul22Tgoogle.html NASA site showing July 22 2009 total solar eclipse path with Google Maps interaction]
* [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEpath/SEpath2001/SE2009Jul22Tpath.html Table showing local circumstances for 2009 total solar eclipse]

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