Solar eclipse of 2008 August 1

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The solar eclipse that takes place on August 1, 2008 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.039 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through northern Canada (Nunavut), Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia, and China. The centre of the path will cross the northern island of Novaya Zemlya and the city of Novosibirsk. A partial eclipse will be seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including eastern North America and most of Europe and Asia.

Notable times and coordinates

Event Time (UTC)
Beginning of the general eclipse 08:04:06
Beginning of the total eclipse 09:21:07
Beginning of the central eclipse 09:24:10
Greatest eclipse 10:21:08
End of the central eclipse 11:18:29
End of the total eclipse 11:21:28
End of the general eclipse 12:38:27

Event	Time (UTC)
Beginning of the general eclipse	08:04:06
Beginning of the total eclipse	09:21:07
Beginning of the central eclipse	09:24:10
Greatest eclipse	10:21:08
End of the central eclipse	11:18:29
End of the total eclipse	11:21:28
End of the general eclipse	12:38:27

Type of the eclipse

Nature of the eclipses	Total
Gamma	0.8306
Magnitude	1.0394
Duration at greatest eclipse point	Russia:
Maximum width of band	236.9 km

References

Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. "[Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 August 1]". NASA, July 2004.
[Interactive 2008 August 1 Total Solar Eclipse map with local circumstances]
[Clock Tower's "China Olympic Total Solar Eclipse" page]


	Solar eclipses

Previous eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2008 February 7
(annular) Solar eclipse of 2008 August 1
(total) Next eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2009 January 26
(annular) Previous total eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2006 March 29 Next total eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2009 July 22

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