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Annular Solar Eclipse of December 14, 1955

On December 14, 1955, a annular solar eclipse traces a path crossing Sudan, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Somalia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, reaching greatest eclipse at 6:59 AM UTC.

Greatest eclipse
6:59 AM UTC
Duration
12m 09s
Path width
346 km
Greatest-eclipse location
2.1°N, 72.2°E
Magnitude
0.9176
Saros series
141

Major cities in the path

CityCountryPhaseDurationBegins (UTC)
BangkokThailandAnnular8m 40s8:28 AM UTC
KhartoumSudanAnnular8m 03s5:14 AM UTC
KaohsiungTaiwanAnnular7m 12s8:45 AM UTC
OmdurmanSudanAnnular8m 03s5:14 AM UTC
HaikouChinaAnnular3m 40s8:42 AM UTC
TainanTaiwanAnnular7m 32s8:45 AM UTC
ShantouChinaAnnular1m 30s8:46 AM UTC
Da NangVietnamAnnular5m 57s8:39 AM UTC
HueVietnamAnnular8m 02s8:38 AM UTC
DjiboutiDjiboutiAnnular6m 30s5:26 AM UTC
PingtungTaiwanAnnular7m 07s8:45 AM UTC
ChiayiTaiwanAnnular7m 32s8:45 AM UTC

Nearby cities with a deep partial eclipse

CityCountryMax. obscuration
Khon KaenThailand90.8%
KassalaSudan90.8%
MaleMaldives90.7%
DaweiMyanmar90.5%
Hong KongChina90.4%

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