Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060

Solar eclipse of April 30, 2060
classification
Type	Total
area	Eastern South America , Africa , Europe , Middle East , Western Asia , South Asia Total: Brazil , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Togo , Benin , Burkina Faso , Nigeria , Niger , Chad , Libya , Egypt , Cyprus , Turkey , Syria , Iran , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia , Russia , Turkmenistan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Kyrgyzstan , People's Republic of China
Saros cycle	139 (32 of 71)
Gamma value	0.2422
Greatest eclipse
Duration	5 minutes 15 seconds
place	Libya
location	27 ° 57 ′  N , 20 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 57 ′  N , 20 ° 55 ′  E
time	April 30, 2060 10:08:04   UT
size	1.033

The total solar eclipse of April 30, 2060 takes place largely over West and North Africa , the Near and Middle East , and the Atlantic . The far east of Brazil can experience the darkness at sunrise. In Europe only the island of Cyprus is in the totality zone.

The eclipse is the eclipse following the solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 in the Exeligmos cycle , ie it takes place about 54 years later under almost the same conditions. The maximum of the eclipse is about 90 km southwest of the Libyan oasis Jalu , the duration of the totality there is 5 minutes and 15 seconds.

course

The eclipse begins over easternmost Brazil at sunrise. Recife , about 90 km north of the totality zone, will experience a very deep partial eclipse with an coverage of over 98%. After the moon's shadow has crossed the Atlantic, it reaches the African continent around 8:50 UT and crosses it in a north-easterly direction. The countries Ivory Coast , Ghana , Togo , Benin , Burkina Faso , Nigeria , Niger , Chad , Libya and Egypt are covered by the moon's shadow. At 10:30 UT, the moon's shadow left Africa and crossed the Mediterranean with the island of Cyprus . Around 10:40 UT the moon's shadow reaches Asia and crosses Turkey , Syria , Iran , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Turkmenistan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan . The countries of Georgia and Russia are only barely touched by the moon's shadow. In the People's Republic of China , the darkness ends at sunset.

Places in the totality zone

country	place	Duration	Time ( UT )	comment
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	3m 54s	08:53
Ghana	Kumasi	3m 10s	08:57
Benin	Djougou	3m 54s	09:05
Nigeria	Sokoto	4m 19s	09:15
Libya	Jalu oasis	4m 40s	10:11
Egypt	Sidi Barrani	5m 14s	10:23
Cyprus	Nicosia	4m 32s	10:42
Turkey	Mersin	4m 20s	10:46
Azerbaijan	Baku	4m 2s	11:13
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	0m 55s	11:35
China	Xining	2m 14s	11:48	The sun is low and sets partially darkened

Visibility in German-speaking countries

The eclipse is visible in the German-speaking area, as a small partial solar eclipse, throughout the course. The greatest eclipse is in the southeast, in Bad Radkersburg in the Austrian state of Styria , with 40% coverage. The lowest eclipse is achieved in the north, in List on Sylt , with almost 14% coverage.

country	place	cover	comment
Switzerland	Bern	27%
Switzerland	Basel	26%
Austria	Salzburg	33%
Austria	Vienna	37%
Germany	Munich	30%
Germany	Frankfurt am Main	23%
Germany	Berlin	24%
Germany	Hamburg	18%

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The duration of the totality, the time of the middle of the totality, as well as the degree of coverage, were determined with the interactive map of NASA ( Total Solar Eclipse of 2060 Apr 30, Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths )

Web links

Commons : Solar eclipse of April 30th, 2060  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• NASA: Total Solar Eclipse of 2060 Apr 30
• NASA: Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths: 2041-2060
• NASA: Solar Eclipses of Saros 139