Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186


There will be a solar eclipse on July 16, 2186, which will be the longest total eclipse for thousands of years. The eclipse will pass over the southern Galápagos Islands, the northern tip of Ecuador, central Colombia, central Venezuela, and northern Guyana.

Extreme duration

This will be the longest total solar eclipse between the dates of 4000 BC and at least AD 6000, lasting a maximum of 7 minutes, 29.22 seconds. The factors that will make this such a long eclipse are:
The longest historical total eclipse lasted 7 minutes 27.54 seconds on June 15, 743 BC.
The longest eclipse theoretically possible for the 3rd millennium is 7 minutes and 32 seconds.

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