Partial Solar Eclipse · May 20, 2012

Solar Eclipse in Japan

On May 20, 2012, a partial solar eclipse crosses Japan.

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Partial
Eclipse type
89.1%
Max obscuration
—
Max duration
20
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

Japan will see a partial solar eclipse. Click anywhere on the map to see the occultation percentage at that location.

Path of Totality
Width~237 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series128
Magnitude0.9439
Gamma0.4828
DateMay 20, 2012
Cities in Japan →Worldwide · Other Countries →
Normal sky before eclipse
Sky during total solar eclipse
During eclipse
Normal sky
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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk
Sky darkness
−4°C
Temp. drop
2,900 km/h
Moon speed
🌑 Simulated at totality peak
By location

Cities in Japan

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

Tokyo89%
Yokohama89%
Osaka89%
Nagoya89%
Kawasaki89%
Kobe89%
Kyoto89%
Saitama89%
Chiba89%
Setagaya89%
Sakai89%
Hamamatsu89%
Ōta89%
Aihara89%
Sagamihara89%
Edogawe89%
Adachi89%
Shizuoka89%
Honchō89%
Kawaguchi89%
20 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

Japan89%
Taiwan89%
China89%
United States89%
Hong Kong89%
Macao88%
Mexico86%
South Korea84%
Canada77%
Vietnam77%
PH77%
North Korea74%
Russia71%
Laos68%
Thailand66%
KH64%
Myanmar61%
MY54%
India52%
BN50%
ID48%
Bangladesh45%
Mongolia44%
MP42%
Bhutan41%
Belize41%
Cuba41%
Guatemala40%
GU40%
Nepal37%
SG37%
Bahamas36%
Honduras36%
El Salvador35%
Cayman Islands32%
Nicaragua31%
Jamaica26%
Costa Rica25%
Colombia23%
Turks & Caicos22%
Haiti21%
Panama20%
Timor-Leste19%
Kazakhstan19%
Dominican Rep.19%
Kyrgyzstan16%
LK16%
Pakistan15%
Papua New Guinea12%
Puerto Rico12%
Uzbekistan11%
Australia10%
Tajikistan10%
Venezuela10%
Afghanistan10%
Aruba10%
US Virgin Islands9%
Curaçao8%
Ecuador6%
Antigua & Barbuda5%
Guadeloupe4%
Turkmenistan4%
Dominica3%
MV3%
Martinique3%
PE3%
St. Lucia2%
St. Vincent2%
Iran1%
Trinidad & Tobago1%
Barbados1%
71 countries
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