Key facts

Date
May 20, 2012
Type
Annular eclipse
Saros cycle
128
Max. central duration
5 min 46 s
Regions concerned
Japan, Taiwan and United States
Example places
Tokyo, Taipei, Adak

Annular eclipse (“ring of fire”) whose path crosses Japan, Taiwan and United States, with up to about 5 min 46 s of annularity.

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