2009 Total Solar Eclipse China

Peace be upon you,

This is take from the NASA Website ~~>

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On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan's Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6 min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean.

NOTICE: Due to the time difference between China and the US, the on-line viewing time for the eclipse over Shanghai will be Tuesday, July 21 from 9:35pm to 9:41pm Eastern Daylight Time.
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This is so cool! Supposedly the viewing will be live so that we can all watch. Whats even more interesting is that there are special prayer of 2 rakat nafil for an eclipse. During the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, an eclipse occurred on the same day the Prophet's, peace be upon him, son passed away. People gathered them together and informed them that the sun and moon are signs of Allah (swt) and do not eclipse because of someones birth or death. He, peace be upon him, then exhorted the people to offer prayers and charities during an eclipse.

I took this from Encyclopaedia of Islam
By Mufti M. Mukarram Ahmed, Muzaffar Husain Syed

~ Peace till next time...MoCo