The specific time of the solar eclipse on July 22, 2009

The reason why the 2009 total solar eclipse lasted so long (up to more than 6 minutes) was because the moon had just reached perigee a few hours before the start of the total solar eclipse. At such a close distance, the moon appears 8 larger than the sun, so the shadow cast by the moon on the earth will be larger, and the total solar eclipse will last longer.

The Moon's umbral shadow (the central part of the shadow) first touched the Earth at sunrise at Khambhat Bay in western India, at 00:53 GMT, Beijing time 8:53 minutes, local time 6:23 minutes (the local time zone is East 5.5). In a matter of seconds, the coastal city of Surat will be shadowed by the Moon for 3 minutes, just as the Sun rises and is only 3° above the eastern horizon.

As the umbra moves eastward, the height of the sun in the area where the total solar eclipse occurs will increase rapidly. The moon's shadow crossed India in 8 minutes and entered northern Bangladesh and eastern Nepal. In a few minutes, the moon's umbra will cross most of Bhutan. At this time, the total solar eclipse time on the center line of the total solar eclipse will begin to exceed 4 minutes. At 7:00 local time, the sun's altitude will be 21 degrees, and the total eclipse belt will be 225 kilometers wide. (140 miles).

The moon's shadow continues to push eastward, crossing northern Myanmar, a corner of Tibet in China, and northern Yunnan Province. When it passes through Sichuan Province, the moon's shadow turns Chengdu from day to night instantly after 9:12 Beijing time. Chengdu citizens can watch the total solar eclipse for more than 3 minutes. At this time, the total solar eclipse time in the center line of the total solar eclipse in the south is close to 5 minutes. Chongqing, another large city south of the center line of the total solar eclipse, will experience another total solar eclipse lasting more than 4 minutes at 9:15 Beijing time.

The moon's shadow, which is nearly 250 kilometers in diameter, continues to advance eastward in China's Yangtze River Basin at a speed of more than 2,000 kilometers per hour.

At 9:25 Beijing time, the shadow of the moon swept over Wuhan, causing China's fourth largest city with a population of over 10 million to quickly enter darkness for 5 and a half minutes. Wuhan is located slightly south of the center line of the total solar eclipse, and more than 10 million citizens can enjoy the 5.5-minute total solar eclipse. At this time, the sun's altitude is 48 degrees, and the total eclipse width is 244 kilometers.

At 9:33, the total solar eclipse will occur in the most beautiful Huangshan Scenic Area in China. If you are in the Huangshan Scenic Area that day and watch the sunrise at Huangshan, you can enjoy it for another 5 minutes at 9:33. A total solar eclipse. Being able to watch the sunrise, total solar eclipse and sunset in Huangshan in one day is really a worthwhile trip.

The shadow of the moon will approach the Pacific coast after 9:35 minutes, that is, China's Yangtze River Delta region, a place with extremely dense population in China and also a tourist attraction in China: Jiangnan Water Town. Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo, Shanghai and other economically developed cities in the Yangtze River Delta have welcomed a total solar eclipse of 3 to 5 minutes within a few minutes. Hangzhou is located about 50 kilometers south of the center line of the total solar eclipse, and you can see the total solar eclipse that lasts for more than 5 minutes. At this time, the total eclipse time on the center line of the total solar eclipse is 5 minutes and 51 seconds, and the total eclipse time will continue to increase eastward. Immediately afterwards, Wuxi and Suzhou to the north of the center line of the total solar eclipse were also covered by the shadow of the moon for 4-5 minutes. Shaoxing and Ningbo to the south of the center line of the total solar eclipse also became dark during the day at about the same time. into the dark night. Jiaxing, the best observation city on the center line of the total solar eclipse in East China, will welcome the largest gathering of total solar eclipse enthusiasts in its history. The total solar eclipse lasts for 5 minutes and 50 seconds. As early as last year, there were already quite a few foreign groups interested in the eclipse. The reporter booked a hotel for a few days before and after the total solar eclipse. So far, it has been very difficult to book a hotel in Jiaxing.

In less than a minute, China's largest city, Shanghai, with a population of over 20 million, will enter a total eclipse. China's financial center, Shanghai, will turn from day to night for 5 minutes on this day.

After passing through the Yangtze River Delta, the moon's shadow enters the East China Sea, then passes over the Japanese volcanic islands, and then turns southeast across the Pacific Ocean.

The longest duration of this spectacular total solar eclipse was 6 minutes and 39 seconds, occurring in the vast Pacific Ocean at 2:35 GMT and 10:35 Beijing time. The moon's shadow continues to advance toward the southeast of the Pacific Ocean. The only route that the second half of the total solar eclipse passes is the ocean and some small islands. At about 12 o'clock Beijing time and 4 o'clock Greenwich time, the moon's shadow crosses the equator from north to south, and the entire solar eclipse The total eclipse phase will end at 12:18 Beijing time and 4:18 GMT. The time when the Moon's shadow is cast to the Earth (total eclipse time)*** lasts for 3.4 hours, covering 0.7 of the Earth's surface, and then leaves the Earth and returns to space.

On July 22 this year, the total solar eclipse belt will frequent the Yangtze River Basin. A preliminary schedule of the duration of the total solar eclipse phase in major cities in the total solar eclipse area is as follows.

Ningbo 4 minutes and 18 seconds, Zhoushan 5 minutes and 07 seconds, Yuyao 4 minutes and 54 seconds,

Shaoxing 4 minutes and 40 seconds, Hangzhou 5 minutes and 13 seconds, Haining 5 minutes and 48 seconds,

Jiaxing 5 minutes and 52 seconds, Shanghai 4 minutes and 58 seconds, Suzhou 4 minutes and 55 seconds,

Wuxi 3 minutes and 50 seconds, Ma'anshan 3 minutes and 21 seconds, Wuhu 5 minutes and 00 seconds,

Anqing 5 minutes and 27 seconds, Hefei 2 minutes and 53 seconds, Tongcheng 5 minutes and 31 seconds,

Huanggang 5 minutes and 10 seconds, Wuhan 5 minutes and 22 seconds, Jingzhou 5 minutes and 02 seconds,

Yichang 5 minutes and 17 seconds, Jingmen 5 minutes and 19 seconds, Chongqing 4 minutes and 05 seconds,

Nanchong 4 minutes and 01 seconds, Dazhou 2 minutes and 48 seconds, Chengdu 3 minutes and 25 seconds,

Leshan 4 minutes and 42 seconds, Kangding 4 minutes and 05 seconds