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    Extremes of Solar Eclipse

    Extremes of Solar Eclipse from 1900 to 2100

    Type Date Duration
    Longest Total Eclipse 20 June 1955 7 minutes 8 seconds
    22 July 2009 6 minutes 39 seconds
    Longest Annular Eclipse 14 December 1955 12 minutes 9 seconds
    15 January 2010 11 minutes 8 seconds
    Shortest Total Eclipse 19 May 1928 < 0.5 second
    10 April 2043 < 0.5 second
    Shortest Annular Eclipse 18 March 1950 < 0.5 second
    29 April 2014 < 0.5 second
      "Source of eclipse predictions and data: Fred Espenak, Goddard Space Flight Center of National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
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