Total Solar Eclipse ( 2002 )

December 04, 2002

On Wednesday, 2002 December 04, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor which traverses the Southern Hemisphere. The path of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in the South Atlantic and crosses southern Africa. After traversing the southern Indian Ocean, the path sweeps through southern Australia where the eclipse ends at sunset. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow, which includes most of Africa (excluding the north), parts of Indonesia, Australia and eastern Antarctica.

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