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Eclipses

Annular solar eclipse

Monday, October 3, 2005

Path of annularity

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Cities along the path

Cities along the path

Time of maximum in UTC, to the minute: when the centre of the shadow passes nearest.

  1. 08:53UTCVigoSpain
  2. 08:57UTCValladolidSpain
  3. 08:58UTCMadridSpain
  4. 09:02UTCValenciaSpain
  5. 09:02UTCAlicanteSpain
  6. 09:07UTCAlgiersAlgeria
  7. 09:12UTCBatnaAlgeria
  8. 11:31UTCKismayoSomalia

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
10:31:44 UTC12.9° N, 28.7° E
Obscuration
92%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Sep 23, 1987, one saros beforeOct 14, 2023, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.
The central path crosses 12 countries and territories
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Algeria
  • Tunisia
  • Libya
  • Chad
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • Seychelles