Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186

A total solar eclipse will occur on July 16, 2186, which will be the longest total eclipse for thousands of years. The eclipse will pass over the southern Galápagos Islands (with a total eclipse of 4 minutes occurring over the southern tip of Española Island), the northern tip of Ecuador (with a total eclipse of 3 minutes and 26 seconds on Isla Santa Rosa), central Colombia (4 minutes and 50 seconds over Bogota), central Venezuela, and northern Guyana (7 minutes and 4 seconds just north of Anna Regina).

Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma−0.2396
Magnitude1.0805
Maximum eclipse
Duration449 sec (7 m 29 s)
Coordinates7.4°N 46.5°W / 7.4; -46.5
Max. width of band267 km (166 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse15:14:54
References
Saros139 (39 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9933
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