The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century is to take place on 22 July 2009. Until 13 June 2132, there will no other eclipse to rival its duration. It will last 6 minutes and 39 seconds, and it will reach its maximum phase at 02:35:21 UTC, some 100 km south of the Bonin Islands to the southeast of Japan.
The eclipse, with a magnitude of 1.0799, will be visible from northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Union of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. The total eclipse will be seen by citizens of Surat, Varanasi, Patna, Thimphu, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai. A partial eclipse will be observable in the much wider path of the moon’s penumbra, covering most of southeast Asia and northeast Oceania. Via the Internet, however, it will be visible all over the world.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_22,_2009
http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/
