Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012

Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012
Totality as seen from Mount Carbine, Queensland
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.3719
Magnitude	1.05
Maximum eclipse
Duration	242 s (4 min 2 s)
Coordinates	40°00′S 161°18′W / 40°S 161.3°W / -40; -161.3
Max. width of band	179 km (111 mi)
Times (UTC)
(P1) Partial begin	19:37:58
(U1) Total begin	20:35:08
Greatest eclipse	22:12:55
(U4) Total end	23:48:24
(P4) Partial end	0:45:34
References
Saros	133 (45 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9536

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. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 12 hours before perigee (on November 14, 2012, at 10:20 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[4]

Because it crossed the International Date Line it began in local time on November 14 west of the date line over northern Australia, and ended in local time on November 13 east of the date line near the west coast of South America. Totality was visible from parts of Northern Australia. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, West Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula, and southern South America.