Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186
A total solar eclipse will happen on July 16, 2186. It will pass over the southern Galápagos Islands (with a maximum eclipse of 4 minutes occurring over the southern tip of Española Island), northern South America (Ecuador including Bogota for 4 minutes and 50 seconds), central Venezuela, and northern Guyana (with a maximum eclipse of 7 minutes 4 seconds just north of Anna Regina).[1]
This will be the longest total solar eclipse between the dates of 4000 BC and 6000 AD. It will last a maximum of 7 minutes, 29 seconds. The longest historical total eclipse lasted 7 minutes 28 seconds on June 15, 744BC.[2]
Solar Eclipse Of July 16, 2186 Media
267 km diameter shadow at greatest eclipse
Saros 139 member durations
Saros124 64van73 SE2185Jan31P
Saros129 61van80 SE2185Jul26T
Solar Eclipse SE2186Jan20A
Solar Eclipse SE2187Jan09A
Saros149 30van71 SE2187Jul06T
Saros154 16van71 SE2187Dec29A
References
- ↑ Total Solar Eclipse of 2186 July 16 - Interactive Eclipse Path Using Google Maps NASA Eclipse Website, Fred Espinak
- ↑ Ten Millennium Catalog of Long Solar Eclipses, -3999 to +6000 (4000 BCE to 6000 CE) Fred Espinak