Total Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008
On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse traces a path crossing Canada, Greenland, Russia, Mongolia, and China, reaching greatest eclipse at 9:58 AM UTC.
- Greatest eclipse
- 9:58 AM UTC
- Duration
- 2m 27s
- Path width
- 237 km
- Greatest-eclipse location
- 65.7°N, 72.3°E
- Magnitude
- 1.0394
- Saros series
- 126
Major cities in the path
| City | Country | Phase | Duration | Begins (UTC) |
|---|
| Novosibirsk | Russia | Total | 2m 18s | 10:44 AM UTC |
| Barnaul | Russia | Total | 2m 15s | 10:47 AM UTC |
| Wuwei | China | Total | 1m 37s | 11:16 AM UTC |
| Nizhenvartovsk | Russia | Total | 2m 23s | 10:30 AM UTC |
| Zhangye | China | Total | 1m 30s | 11:15 AM UTC |
| Biysk | Russia | Total | 2m 16s | 10:49 AM UTC |
| Jiayuguan | China | Total | 0m 57s | 11:14 AM UTC |
| Jinchang | China | Total | 1m 45s | 11:15 AM UTC |
| Altay | China | Total | 1m 25s | 10:59 AM UTC |
| Noyabrsk | Russia | Total | 2m 21s | 10:25 AM UTC |
Nearby cities with a deep partial eclipse
| City | Country | Max. obscuration |
|---|
| Hami | China | 99.9% |
| Yumen | China | 99.8% |
| Lanzhou | China | 99.3% |
| Surgut | Russia | 99.2% |
| Kiselevsk | Russia | 99.2% |
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