A total
solar eclipse will take place on 13-14 November, 2012, with a magnitude of 1.0500. A
solar eclipseoccurs when the
Moon passes between
Earth and the
Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's
apparent diameter is larger than the Sun, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across the surface of the Earth, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible over a region thousands of kilometers wide.
For this eclipse totality will be visible from northern Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean.
When seen from west of the International Date Line, for example from
Cairns in Australia, the eclipse will take place on the morning of November 14. Greatest eclipse, of duration 4 min 2 sec, will occur east of the International Date Line on November 13, approximately 2000 km east of
New Zealand, and 9600 km west of
Chile, visible only as a partial eclipse on sunset from the coast.
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