Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937
A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1937. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.
The path of totality crossed the Pacific Ocean starting in Gilbert and Ellice Islands on June 9th, and ending at sunset in Peru on June 8th.
With a maximum eclipse of 7 minutes and 4.06 seconds, this was the longest total solar eclipse since July 1, 1098 which lasted 7 minutes and 5.34 seconds. A longer total solar eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955.
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