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Annular solar eclipse of 05/20/2012

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Annular solar eclipse of 05/20/2012
Day of week: Sunday
Maximum duration of eclipse: 05m46s
Maximum width of eclipse path: 237 km
Saros cycle: 128
Coverage: 94.4%
Magnitude: 0.9439
Gamma: 0.4828

Wo kann man die Sonnenfinsternis vom 05/20/2012 sehen?

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Die Sonnenfinsternis am 05/20/2012 kann man in 28 Ländern als partielle Sonnenfinsternis beobachten.
Der Finsternispfad verläuft durch 6 Länder. Nur in diesen Ländern ist sie als annular Sonnenfinsternis zu sehen.

In den folgenden Ländern ist die Sonnenfinsternis annular zu sehen

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In den folgenden Ländern ist die Sonnenfinsternis partiell zu sehen

RU Russia US United States UM United States Minor Outlying Islands CA Canada MX Mexico GL Greenland SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen NO Norway SE Sweden FI Finland KZ Kazakhstan CN China MN Mongolia ID Indonesia MO Macau HK Hong Kong TW Taiwan PH Philippines JP Japan TL East Timor KP North Korea KR South Korea PW Palau FM Federated States of Micronesia PG Papua New Guinea GU Guam MP Northern Mariana Islands MH Marshall Islands
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How will be the weather during the annular solar eclipse on 05/20/2012?

Where is the best place to see the annular solar eclipse of 05/20/2012?
The following maps show the average cloud coverage for the day of the annular solar eclipse. With the help of these maps, it is possible to find the place along the eclipse path, which has the best chance of a cloudless sky. Nevertheless, you should consider local circumstances and inform about the weather of your chosen observation site.

The data is provided by NASAs satellites AQUA and TERRA. The cloud maps are averaged over a period of 19 years (2000 - 2019).

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Detailed country maps

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Cities inside the path of the eclipse

The following table shows all locations with a population of more than 5,000 inside the eclipse path. Cities which have more than 100,000 inhabitants are marked bold. A click at the locations opens a detailed map.

City Type Eclipse duration Local time of max. eclipse Distance to central line Ø Cloud coverage
US  Eureka, California annular - 18:27:47 UTC-07:00 79 km 64%
US  McKinleyville, California annular - 18:27:35 UTC-07:00 62 km 61%
US  Grants Pass, Oregon annular - 18:25:35 UTC-07:00 115 km 49%
US  Medford, Oregon annular - 18:25:54 UTC-07:00 120 km 53%
US  Ashland, Oregon annular - 18:26:08 UTC-07:00 113 km 53%
US  Redding, California annular - 18:28:37 UTC-07:00 37 km 36%
US  Red Bluff, California annular - 18:29:15 UTC-07:00 73 km 31%
US  Chico, California annular - 18:30:00 UTC-07:00 103 km 30%
US  Paradise, California annular - 18:30:01 UTC-07:00 92 km 34%
US  Oroville, California annular - 18:30:23 UTC-07:00 115 km 31%
US  Susanville, California annular - 18:29:16 UTC-07:00 9 km 48%
US  Truckee, California annular - 18:30:55 UTC-07:00 83 km 53%
US  South Lake Tahoe, California annular - 18:31:31 UTC-07:00 115 km 52%
US  Reno, Nevada annular - 18:30:42 UTC-07:00 49 km 44%
US  Carson City, Nevada annular - 18:31:13 UTC-07:00 84 km 36%
US  Spanish Springs, Nevada annular - 18:30:33 UTC-07:00 33 km 42%
US  Fernley, Nevada annular - 18:30:40 UTC-07:00 21 km 37%
US  Mesquite, Nevada annular - 18:34:46 UTC-07:00 107 km 27%
US  Saint George, Utah annular - 19:34:22 UTC-06:00 58 km 32%
US  Cedar City, Utah annular - 19:33:36 UTC-06:00 19 km 49%
US  Gallup, New Mexico annular - 19:35:45 UTC-06:00 30 km 41%
US  Farmington, New Mexico annular - 19:34:12 UTC-06:00 111 km 38%
US  Los Lunas, New Mexico annular - 19:36:10 UTC-06:00 25 km 32%
US  Albuquerque, New Mexico annular - 19:35:49 UTC-06:00 6 km 33%
US  Enchanted Hills, New Mexico annular - 19:35:31 UTC-06:00 34 km 32%
US  Santa Fe, New Mexico annular - 19:34:57 UTC-06:00 95 km 36%
US  Roswell, New Mexico annular - 19:37:07 UTC-06:00 82 km 29%
US  Clovis, New Mexico annular - 19:35:35 UTC-06:00 72 km 37%
US  Hobbs, New Mexico annular - 19:37:24 UTC-06:00 98 km 33%
US  Hereford, Texas annular - 20:34:52 UTC-05:00 144 km 40%
US  Odessa, Texas annular - 20:38:00 UTC-05:00 155 km 29%
US  Midland, Texas annular - 20:37:44 UTC-05:00 129 km 33%
US  Lubbock, Texas annular - 20:36:00 UTC-05:00 40 km 40%
US  Plainview, Texas annular - 20:35:18 UTC-05:00 107 km 37%
CN  Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region annular - 06:09:12 UTC+08:00 19 km 83%
CN  Zhanjiang, Guangdong annular - 06:08:31 UTC+08:00 51 km 93%
CN  Zhongshan, Guangdong annular - 06:08:29 UTC+08:00 56 km 87%
CN  Gaozhou, Guangdong annular - 06:09:04 UTC+08:00 3 km 92%
CN  Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region annular - 06:10:39 UTC+08:00 136 km 90%
CN  Yangchun, Guangdong annular - 06:09:01 UTC+08:00 17 km 92%
CN  Yangjiang, Guangdong annular - 06:08:37 UTC+08:00 56 km 89%
CN  Yunfu, Guangdong annular - 06:09:48 UTC+08:00 50 km 92%
CN  Zhaoqing, Guangdong annular - 06:09:49 UTC+08:00 46 km 93%
CN  Sanshui, Guangdong annular - 06:09:49 UTC+08:00 39 km 95%
CN  Qingyuan, Guangdong annular - 06:10:25 UTC+08:00 88 km 93%
CN  Jiangmen, Guangdong annular - 06:09:06 UTC+08:00 28 km 94%
CN  Foshan, Guangdong annular - 06:09:36 UTC+08:00 16 km 94%
CN  Guangzhou, Guangdong annular - 06:09:41 UTC+08:00 20 km 95%
CN  Daliang, Guangdong annular - 06:09:21 UTC+08:00 8 km 94%
CN  Shiqi, Guangdong annular - 06:08:57 UTC+08:00 47 km 93%
MO  Macau, Macau annular - 06:08:32 UTC+08:00 86 km 89%
CN  Zhuhai, Guangdong annular - 06:08:37 UTC+08:00 79 km 85%
CN  Humen, Guangdong annular - 06:09:13 UTC+08:00 28 km 89%
CN  Dongguan, Guangdong annular - 06:09:26 UTC+08:00 11 km 94%
CN  Licheng, Guangdong annular - 06:09:44 UTC+08:00 14 km 93%
HK  Tung Chung, Islands annular - 06:08:32 UTC+08:00 93 km 86%
HK  Tuen Mun, Tuen Mun annular - 06:08:39 UTC+08:00 84 km 88%
HK  Yuen Long Kau Hui, Yuen Long annular - 06:08:42 UTC+08:00 80 km 89%
CN  Shenzhen, Guangdong annular - 06:08:48 UTC+08:00 72 km 91%
HK  Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan annular - 06:08:35 UTC+08:00 92 km 89%
HK  Yung Shue Wan annular - 06:08:25 UTC+08:00 107 km 85%
HK  Hong Kong, Central and Western annular - 06:08:29 UTC+08:00 102 km 89%
HK  Central, Central and Western annular - 06:08:28 UTC+08:00 103 km 89%
HK  Sham Shui Po, Sham Shui Po annular - 06:08:32 UTC+08:00 98 km 89%
HK  Tai Po, Tai Po annular - 06:08:40 UTC+08:00 86 km 91%
HK  Wan Chai, Wanchai annular - 06:08:28 UTC+08:00 103 km 89%
HK  Kowloon, Kowloon City annular - 06:08:30 UTC+08:00 100 km 89%
HK  Wong Tai Sin, Wong Tai Sin annular - 06:08:33 UTC+08:00 97 km 90%
HK  Sha Tin, Sha Tin annular - 06:08:35 UTC+08:00 93 km 90%
HK  Sai Kung, Sai Kung annular - 06:08:34 UTC+08:00 97 km 90%
CN  Huizhou, Guangdong annular - 06:09:23 UTC+08:00 29 km 91%
CN  Shanwei, Guangdong annular - 06:08:46 UTC+08:00 102 km 83%
CN  Donghai, Guangdong annular - 06:08:54 UTC+08:00 98 km 86%
CN  Jieyang, Guangdong annular - 06:09:29 UTC+08:00 68 km 90%
CN  Chaozhou, Guangdong annular - 06:09:35 UTC+08:00 68 km 90%
CN  Shantou, Guangdong annular - 06:09:13 UTC+08:00 100 km 85%
CN  Huanggang, Guangdong annular - 06:09:32 UTC+08:00 82 km 85%
CN  Sanming, Fujian annular - 06:12:44 UTC+08:00 150 km 88%
CN  Zhangzhou, Fujian annular - 06:10:29 UTC+08:00 26 km 93%
CN  Xiamen, Fujian annular - 06:10:23 UTC+08:00 48 km 87%
TW  Jincheng, Fukien annular - 06:10:18 UTC+08:00 62 km 82%
CN  Quanzhou, Fujian annular - 06:10:53 UTC+08:00 26 km 91%
CN  Putian, Fujian annular - 06:11:32 UTC+08:00 8 km 90%
CN  Fuzhou, Fujian annular - 06:12:20 UTC+08:00 56 km 91%
TW  Hsinchu, Taiwan annular - 06:10:34 UTC+08:00 143 km 86%
TW  Daxi, Taiwan annular - 06:10:40 UTC+08:00 150 km 89%
TW  Taoyuan City, Taiwan annular - 06:10:48 UTC+08:00 139 km 90%
TW  Banqiao, Taipei annular - 06:10:50 UTC+08:00 145 km 90%
TW  Taipei, Taipei annular - 06:10:52 UTC+08:00 144 km 90%
TW  Keelung, Taiwan annular - 06:10:59 UTC+08:00 146 km 92%
JP  Kagoshima, Kagoshima annular - 07:22:07 UTC+09:00 66 km 80%
JP  Miyazaki, Miyazaki annular - 07:23:02 UTC+09:00 58 km 75%
JP  Kochi, Kochi annular - 07:26:46 UTC+09:00 109 km 65%
JP  Tokushima, Tokushima annular - 07:28:13 UTC+09:00 107 km 71%
JP  Akashi, Hyōgo annular - 07:29:27 UTC+09:00 140 km 67%
JP  Minato, Wakayama annular - 07:28:48 UTC+09:00 93 km 66%
JP  Kobe, Hyōgo annular - 07:29:40 UTC+09:00 136 km 70%
JP  Osaka, Ōsaka annular - 07:29:51 UTC+09:00 120 km 64%
JP  Hirakata, Ōsaka annular - 07:30:09 UTC+09:00 124 km 65%
JP  Kyoto, Kyoto annular - 07:30:35 UTC+09:00 139 km 66%
JP  Nara-shi, Nara annular - 07:30:01 UTC+09:00 105 km 68%
JP  Yokkaichi, Mie annular - 07:31:01 UTC+09:00 91 km 64%
JP  Gifu-shi, Gifu annular - 07:31:56 UTC+09:00 127 km 61%
JP  Nagoya, Aichi annular - 07:31:36 UTC+09:00 97 km 62%
JP  Toyota, Aichi annular - 07:31:35 UTC+09:00 76 km 66%
JP  Toyohashi, Aichi annular - 07:31:10 UTC+09:00 35 km 64%
JP  Hamamatsu, Shizuoka annular - 07:31:17 UTC+09:00 12 km 69%
JP  Shizuoka, Shizuoka annular - 07:32:15 UTC+09:00 6 km 72%
JP  Maebashi, Gunma annular - 07:35:21 UTC+09:00 105 km 60%
JP  Hachiōji, Tokyo annular - 07:34:10 UTC+09:00 24 km 67%
JP  Machida, Tokyo annular - 07:34:03 UTC+09:00 7 km 66%
JP  Tokorozawa, Saitama annular - 07:34:32 UTC+09:00 30 km 62%
JP  Fujisawa, Kanagawa annular - 07:33:43 UTC+09:00 13 km 72%
JP  Yokohama, Kanagawa annular - 07:34:00 UTC+09:00 13 km 69%
JP  Saitama, Saitama annular - 07:34:53 UTC+09:00 31 km 59%
JP  Yokosuka, Kanagawa annular - 07:33:45 UTC+09:00 28 km 68%
JP  Tokyo, Tokyo annular - 07:34:31 UTC+09:00 9 km 62%
JP  Utsunomiya, Tochigi annular - 07:36:17 UTC+09:00 82 km 62%
JP  Kashiwa, Chiba annular - 07:35:03 UTC+09:00 11 km 64%
JP  Honchō, Chiba annular - 07:34:46 UTC+09:00 4 km 67%
JP  Chiba, Chiba annular - 07:34:41 UTC+09:00 20 km 66%
JP  Kōriyama, Fukushima annular - 07:38:14 UTC+09:00 135 km 62%
JP  Mito, Ibaraki annular - 07:36:20 UTC+09:00 34 km 60%
JP  Iwaki, Fukushima annular - 07:38:00 UTC+09:00 78 km 62%