Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021

Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021
Partial from Halifax, Canada
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureAnnular
Gamma0.9152
Magnitude0.9435
Maximum eclipse
Duration231 s (3 min 51 s)
Coordinates80°48′N 66°48′W / 80.8°N 66.8°W / 80.8; -66.8
Max. width of band527 km (327 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse10:43:07
References
Saros147 (23 of 80)
Catalog # (SE5000)9555

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, June 10, 2021,[1][2][3][4] with a magnitude of 0.9435. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 2.3 days after apogee (on June 8, 2021, at 3:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.[5]

The annular eclipse was visible from parts of northeastern Canada (particularly Ontario and Nunavut), Greenland, the Arctic Ocean (passing over the North Pole),[6] and the Russian Far East. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of northern North America, Europe, and North Asia.[7]

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