Solar eclipse of 2001 June 21

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The solar eclipse that took place on June 21, 2001 was a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.0495 that was visible from a narrow corridor in the southern Atlantic Ocean and southern Africa. A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including eastern South America and most of Africa.

[edit] Notable times and coordinates

Event Time (UTC)
Beginning of the general eclipse 09:33:04
Beginning of the total eclipse 10:35:59
Beginning of the central eclipse 10:38:19
Greatest eclipse 12:03:45
End of the central eclipse 13:29:13
End of the total eclipse 13:31:37
End of the general eclipse 14:35:25

[edit] Type of the eclipse

Nature of the eclipses Total
Gamma -0.5701
Magnitude 1.0495
Duration at greatest eclipse point 296 s (4 min 56 s) at 12:03:45 UTC, in the Atlantic Ocean: 11°15′06″S, 02°43′42″E
Maximum width of band 200.0 km

[edit] References

Solar eclipses
Previous eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2000 December 25
(partial)
Solar eclipse of 2001 June 21
(total)
Next eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2001 December 14
(annular)
Previous total eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 1999 August 11
Next total eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2002 December 4
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