The Longest Solar Eclipse in 100 Years: NASA Confirms Its Total Duration
Humans are deeply fascinated with solar eclipses. The duration of a total eclipse always changes. Like the eclipse that occurred last year in April 2024 in North America lasted 4 minutes, 28 seconds. But the one that is going to occur in Spain in August 2026 will only last 1 minute, 43 seconds.
NASA estimated recently that a solar eclipse that is going to take place on August 2, 2027, is going to be the longest solar eclipse in 100 years. Its total phase is going to be 6 minutes, 23 seconds. During that eclipse, regions of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East will be under the moon's shadow.
According to the Map shown by NASA, the eclipse will start from Morocco and Southern Spain then it will move towards Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, culminating in Yemen and the coast of Somalia. Egypt is going to experience the maximum duration of this eclipse, especially in Luxor and Aswan, areas famous for funerary temples.
NASA's High-Duration Solar Eclipses Calculations
- 2045- August 12: 6 minutes and 6 seconds
- 2060- April 30: 5 minutes and 12 seconds
- 2063- August 24: 5 minutes and 49 seconds
- 2078- May 11: 5 minutes and 40 seconds
- 2081- September 3: 5 minutes and 33 seconds
- 2096- May 22: 6 minutes and 6 seconds
Conspiracy Theories And Solar Eclipse
From the breaking of the eclipse news to the advent of the eclipse, conspiracy theories take hold of minds in a rampant way. Yes, it doesn't affect your health, nor does it cause any physical impact on the planet. Solar eclipses are natural phenomena that are predictable astronomically. Which is a result of the interaction between the sun, the moon and the earth. And a fascinating thing is, solar eclipses are not only exclusive to this planet earth, other planets like Mars and even the moon also experience them.
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FAQs
Q1. What will happen in July 2029?
Ans: A partial solar eclipse
Q2. What was the longest solar eclipse in history?
Ans: 7 minutes 31 seconds, expected in 2186
Q3. What will happen in April 20, 2042?
Ans: Total solar eclipse