Partial Solar Eclipse · 20 May 2012

Solar Eclipse in Dominica

On 20 May 2012, a partial solar eclipse crosses Iceland.

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Partial
Eclipse type
3.4%
Max obscuration
—
Max duration
1
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

The path of totality crosses Dominica. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

Path of Totality
Width~237 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series128
Magnitude0.9439
Gamma0.4828
Date20 May 2012
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Normal sky before eclipse
Sky during total solar eclipse
During eclipse
Normal sky
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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk
Sky darkness
−4°C
Temp. drop
2,900 km/h
Moon speed
🌑 Simulated at totality peak
By location

Cities in Dominica

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

Roseau3%
1 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

Japan89%
Taiwan89%
China89%
United States89%
Hong Kong89%
Macao88%
Mexico86%
South Korea84%
Canada77%
Vietnam77%
PH77%
North Korea74%
Russia71%
Laos68%
Thailand66%
KH64%
Myanmar61%
MY54%
India52%
BN50%
ID48%
Bangladesh45%
Mongolia44%
MP42%
Bhutan41%
Belize41%
Cuba41%
Guatemala40%
GU40%
Nepal37%
SG37%
Bahamas36%
Honduras36%
El Salvador35%
Cayman Islands32%
Nicaragua31%
Jamaica26%
Costa Rica25%
Colombia23%
Turks & Caicos22%
Haiti21%
Panama20%
Timor-Leste19%
Kazakhstan19%
Dominican Rep.19%
Kyrgyzstan16%
LK16%
Pakistan15%
Papua New Guinea12%
Puerto Rico12%
Uzbekistan11%
Australia10%
Tajikistan10%
Venezuela10%
Afghanistan10%
Aruba10%
US Virgin Islands9%
Curaçao8%
Ecuador6%
Antigua & Barbuda5%
Guadeloupe4%
Turkmenistan4%
Dominica3%
MV3%
Martinique3%
PE3%
St. Lucia2%
St. Vincent2%
Iran1%
Trinidad & Tobago1%
Barbados1%
71 countries
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