The longest solar eclipse of the millennium was seen on January 15, 2010. This is the longest lasting solar eclipse since the annular solar eclipse on January 4, 1992. This eclipse lasted for about 11 minutes and 8 seconds. This duration will not exceed until December 23, 3043.
Where was the Eclipse Visible?
This was mainly seen in central Africa, the Indian Ocean and eastern Asia. Maximum point of solar eclipse was seen in the middle of the Indian Ocean whereas annular phase were seen from either Africa or Asia. The capital city of Kampala witnessed seven minutes and 39 seconds, the city of Nakuru observes more than eight minutes, capital of Nairobi witnessed six minutes, the Maldives witnessed for 10 minutes and 44 seconds, the city of Nanyang witnessed for seven minutes and 26 seconds and Xuzhou observes it for six minutes and 56 seconds.
The Eclipse’s Path
Its path started from the western part of the Central African Republic then, it passes through Uganda, Kenya and southern Somalia. This eclipse path was 333 kilometers wide and the sun was present 66 degrees above the flat horizon. The duration of annularity is 11 minutes and eight seconds.