During the 22nd century, there will be 235

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s of which 79 will be

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, 87 will be annular, 65 will be total and 4 will be hybrids between total and annular eclipses. Of these, five annular eclipses will be non-central, in the sense that the very center (axis) of the Moon's shadow will miss the Earth (for more information see

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). In the 22nd century, the greatest number of eclipses in one year is four, in 11 different years: 2112, 2134, 2141, 2152, 2159, 2170, 2177, 2181, 2188, 2195, and 2199. The predictions given here are by

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. The longest measured duration in which the Moon completely covered the Sun, known as totality, will be during the solar eclipse of July 16, 2186. This total solar eclipse will have a maximum duration of 7 minutes and 29.22 seconds. This will be the longest total solar eclipse between 4000 BCE and at least CE 6000 (10,000 years). The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. The longest annular solar eclipse of the 22nd century will take place on January 10, 2168, with a duration of 10 minutes and 55 seconds. The maximum possible duration is 12 minutes and 29 seconds. The table contains the date and time of the greatest eclipse (in dynamical time), which in this case is the time when the axis of the Moon's shadow cone passes closest to the centre of Earth; this is in (Ephemeris Time). The number of the saros series that the eclipse belongs to is given, followed by the type of the eclipse (either total, annular, partial or hybrid), the gamma of the eclipse (how centrally the shadow of the Moon strikes the Earth), and the magnitude of the eclipse (the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon). For total and annular eclipses, the duration of the eclipse is given, as well as the location of the greatest eclipse (the point of maximum eclipse) and the path width of the total or annular eclipse. The geographical areas from which the eclipse can be seen are listed along with a chart illustrating each eclipse's respective path.

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