A total

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occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on July 22, 2009, with a magnitude of 1.07991. It was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century, the longest total solar eclipse during the 3rd millennium will be on 16 July 2186. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds off the coast of Southeast Asia, causing tourist interest in

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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

and

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. Its greatest

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was 1.07991, occurring only 6 hours, 18 minutes after

perigee An apsis (; ) is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body. For example, the apsides of the Earth are called the aphelion and perihelion. General description There are two apsides in any ellip ...

, with greatest eclipse totality lasting 6 minutes, 38.86 seconds during the Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009. This was the longest total solar eclipse in the 21st century because totality lasted nearly 6 minutes and 39 seconds.

Eclipse Season An eclipse season is the period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Eclipse seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of the Moon's tilted orbital plane ( tilted five degrees to the Earth's orbital plane), just as Earth's wea ...

This is the second eclipse this season, with the first being the

July 2009 lunar eclipse A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 7 July 2009, the second of four lunar eclipses in 2009. This eclipse entered only the southernmost tip of the penumbral shadow and thus was predicted to be very difficult to observe visually. This lunar e ...

. The third eclipse of the season was the August 2009 lunar eclipse. It was the 37th eclipse of the 136th Saros cycle, which began with a partial eclipse on June 14, 1360, and will conclude with a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622.

Visibility

Varanasi during Total Solar Eclipse 2009

A partial eclipse was seen within the broad path of the Moon's

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, including most of

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(all of Pakistan, India and China) and north-eastern

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. The total eclipse was visible from a narrow corridor through northern

, eastern

, northern

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, the northern tip of

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and the

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, including the northern part of the

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, the whole

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except

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, and

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. Totality was visible in many large cities, including

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and

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, and

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district in Bangladesh;

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, Gaya,

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and

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in India; and

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, Huzhou,

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as well as over the

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in China. However, in Shanghai, the largest city in the eclipse's path, the view was obscured by heavy clouds. According to NASA, the Japanese island Kitaio Jima was predicted to have the best viewing conditions featuring both longer viewing time (being the closest point of land to the point of greatest eclipse) and lower cloud cover statistics than all of continental Asia. The eclipse, and the reaction of thousands of observers at Varanasi was captured by the

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series hosted by Brian Cox. This eclipse may be the most-viewed total solar eclipse in history, with 30 million people in Shanghai and Hangzhou alone.

Observations

Thousands of pilgrims gathered on the banks of the

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Varanasi, India Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tr ...

to experience the eclipse as a religious or spiritual event. Some people expected that there would be a relationship, either positive or negative, between their health and the occurrence of the eclipse. Indian scientists observed the solar eclipse from an

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plane. The

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used the opportunity to provide

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and to dispel any superstition. A flight by

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from Wuhan to Shanghai took a slight detour and followed the course of the eclipse to allow longer observation time for the scientists on board. Observers in Japan were excited by the prospect of experiencing the first eclipse in 46 years, but found the experience dampened by cloudy skies obscuring the view. In Bangladesh, where the eclipse lasted approximately 3 minutes and 44 seconds, thousands of people were able to witness the eclipse despite rain and overcast skies.

Duration

This solar eclipse was the longest total solar eclipse to occur in the 21st century, and will not be surpassed in duration until 13 June 2132 (Saros 139, ascending node). Totality lasted for up to 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds (0.14 seconds shorter than 6 minutes and 39 seconds), with the maximum eclipse occurring in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the

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, southeast of

. The uninhabited

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island was the landmass with totality time closest to maximum, while the closest inhabited point was

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, where the eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 26 seconds. The cruise ship '' Costa Classica'' was chartered specifically to view this eclipse and by viewing the eclipse at the point of maximum duration and cruising along the centerline during the event, duration was extended to 6 minutes, 42 seconds. The eclipse was part of

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136, descending node, as was the

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, which was slightly longer, lasting up to 6 minutes 53.08 seconds (previous eclipses of the same saros series on June 30, 1973, and June 20, 1955, were longer, lasting 7 min 03.55 and 7 min 07.74, respectively). The next event from this series will be on August 2, 2027 (6 minutes and 22.64 seconds). The exceptional duration was a result of the

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being near

, with the apparent diameter of the Moon 7.991% larger than the

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(

1.07991) and the Earth being near

aphelion An apsis (; ) is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body. For example, the apsides of the Earth are called the aphelion and perihelion. General description There are two apsides in any ellip ...

where the Sun appeared slightly smaller. In contrast the

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solar eclipse of January 26, 2009 An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on Monday, January 26, 2009. 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 viewe ...

(Saros 131, ascending node) occurred 3.3 days after lunar

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and 7.175% smaller apparent diameter to the sun. And the next

solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on January 15, 2010, with a magnitude of 0.91903. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of ...

(Saros 141, ascending node) was also annular, 1.8 days before lunar apogee, with the Moon 8.097% smaller than the Sun.

Photo gallery

Totality

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Kurigram District Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ...

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, Japan

Partial

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View from space

The Terrain Mapping Camera in the

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lunar mission was used to image the earth during the eclipse. It was also observed by the Japanese geostationary satellite

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Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2009

* An annular solar eclipse on January 26. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 9. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 7. * A total solar eclipse on July 22. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 6. * A partial lunar eclipse on December 31. This total eclipse the second in the series of three eclipses in a one-month period, with two minor penumbral lunar eclipses, first on July 7 and last on August 6.

Tzolkinex

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002 An annular solar eclipse occurred on June 10, 2002. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the M ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of September 1, 2016 An annular solar eclipse occurred on September 1, 2016. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the ...

Half-Saros cycle

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018

Tritos

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of August 22, 1998 An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of the orbit on August 22, 1998. 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 ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020 An annular solar eclipse occurred on Sunday, June 21, 2020. An annular solar eclipse is a solar eclipse whose presentation looks like a ring, or annulus; it occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the sun's, blocking most, but not ...

Solar Saros 136

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of the orbit on Thursday, July 11, 1991. 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 ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 A total solar eclipse will occur over much of the central Eastern Hemisphere on Monday, August 2, 2027. It will commence over the eastern Atlantic Ocean and travel past the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco. Totality will be visible ...

Inex

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of August 10, 1980 An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on August 10, 1980, centred over the Pacific Ocean. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of ...

* Followed:

Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038 An annular solar eclipse will occur on July 2, 2038. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the M ...

Triad

* Preceded:

Solar eclipse of September 21, 1922 A total solar eclipse occurred on September 21, 1922. 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 occurs when the Moon ...

* Followed: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2096

Solar eclipses 2008–2011

Saros series

Metonic cycle

Notes

References

NASA homepage for July 22, 2009 total solar eclipse

Pre-eclipse news: * ttp://jaibihar.com/solar-eclipse-of-july-22-2009-time-place/10465/ Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009: Time & Place in Indian cities
The Longest eclipse of the 21st century time – July 22, 2009

The 21st century’s longest total solar eclipse to be Internet broadcast worldwide

How To Watch July 22, 2009 Total Solar Eclipse Live On Web

* ttp://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/dpgo_Solar_Eclipse_Could_Create_Chaos_mb_07202009_2688064 Solar Eclipse Could Create ChaosAP
Watch Solar eclipse live from Guwahati

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Solar eclipse: All roads lead to Bihar
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Jay Pasachoff Jay Myron Pasachoff (July 1, 1943 – November 20, 2022) was an American astronomer. Pasachoff was Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy at Williams College and the author of textbooks and tradebooks in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and other ...

Enewetak, Marshall Islands. Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site

MTSAT-1R visible satellite imagery of the solar eclipse shadow (CIMSS Satellite Blog)

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