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  2. Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 - Wikipedia

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    An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit between Sunday, May 20 and Monday, May 21, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.9439. 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.

  3. Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Tuesday, November 13 and Wednesday, November 14, 2012, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 1.05. 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.

  4. List of solar eclipses in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    This total solar eclipse had a maximum duration of 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds. The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. The longest annular solar eclipse of the 21st century took place on January 15, 2010, with a duration of 11 minutes and 7.8 seconds. The maximum possible duration is 12 minutes and ...

  5. Solar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. [1]

  6. Lists of solar eclipses - Wikipedia

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    List of solar eclipses in the Middle Ages (5th to 15th century) Modern history. List of solar eclipses in the 16th century; List of solar eclipses in the 17th century; List of solar eclipses in the 18th century; List of solar eclipses in the 19th century; List of solar eclipses in the 20th century; List of solar eclipses in the 21st century; Future

  7. List of solar eclipses visible from the United States - Wikipedia

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    A composite series of images from the May 20, 2012 annular solar eclipse in Red Bluff, California. From 1900 to 2100, the state of California will have recorded a total of 97 solar eclipses, seven of which are annular eclipses, two of which are total eclipses, and one of which is a hybrid eclipse.

  8. Saros (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, 9 years and 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 days after a total solar eclipse or an annular solar eclipse occurs, a total lunar eclipse will also occur. This 9-year period is referred to as a sar. It includes 111 + 1 ⁄ 2 synodic months, or 111 synodic months plus one fortnight. The fortnight accounts for the alternation between solar and lunar eclipse.

  9. List of solar eclipses visible from the British Isles - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Below is a complete list of total and annular eclipses visible anywhere within the modern extent of the United Kingdom between AD 1 and AD 2090 [1] and a description of forthcoming partial solar eclipses visible in Britain in the next fifteen years or so. [2]