2012
2012 ECLIPSES
Climate Data Processing Centre/PMD
There will be four eclipses, (two Solar & two Lunar) during the year 2012 A.D:
May 21:
Annular Solar Eclipse (of the Sun).
June 04:
Partial lunar (of the Moon) Eclipse
Nov 14:
Total Solar (of the Sun) Eclipse.
Nov 28:
Penumbral Lunar (of the Moon) Eclipse
Only Penumbral Lunar Eclipse is visible from Pakistan. The details of the eclipses are as follows:
1. Annular Solar (of the Sun) Eclipse on Monday The 21st May 2012 (Not Visible in Pakistan).
An annular solar eclipse will be visible from Eastern Asia (Eastern China, Southern Japan, the North Pacific
Ocean and the Western United States. A partial eclipse will be seen from much of North Eastern Asia, the Pacific
and the Western 2/3 of North America.
Eclipse begins
01:56 PST
Annular Phase begins
03:07 PST
Greatest eclipse
04:54 PST
Annular Phase end
06:38 PST
Eclipse end
07:49 PST
Eclipse Magnitude
=
0.94
Maximum duration of Annular Phase is 5m 42s
2. Partial Lunar (of the Moon) Eclipse on Monday, The 4th June 2012, (Not Visible in Pakistan).
It will be visible from Western and Central parts of the Americas, the Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, Australia, Japan
and Eastern Asia.
Penumbral eclipse begins
13:48 PST
Partial Eclipse begins
15:00 PST
Greatest eclipse
16:03 PST
Partial Eclipse ends
17:06 PST
Penumbral eclipse ends
18:18 PST
Penumbral Magnitude =
1.32
Umbral Magnitude
=
0.37
3. Total Solar (Of The Sun) Eclipse On Wednesday The 14th November 2012 (Not Visible in Pakistan).
Total Solar Eclipse will be visible from North Eastern Australia Southern Pacific Ocean. A partial Solar Eclipse
will be seen from South Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, Southern and South America.
Eclipse begins
00:38 PST
Total Phase begins
01:36 PST
Greatest Eclipse
03:12 PST
Total Phase ends
04:48 PST
Eclipse ends
05:46 PST
Magnitude
=
1.05
Maximum duration of totality is 4m 6s
4.
Penumbral Lunar (of The Moon) Eclipse on Wednesday The 28th November 2012 (Not Visible by naked eye).
All phases will be visible from Alaska, Hawai, Australian, New Zealand Eastern Asia including Eastern half of
Pakistan.
The times of major phases are listed below:
Penumbral Eclipse begins
17:15 PST
Greatest Eclipse
19:34 PST
Penumbral Eclipse ends
21:51 PST
Penumbral Magnitude =
0.91