How long do solar eclipes last?

Question

Does anyone know?

Answer 1

The time varries from a few seconds to up to twelve minutes.

Total solar eclipses are rare events. Although they occur somewhere on Earth every 18 months on average, it has been estimated that they recur at any given place only once every 370 years, on average. The total eclipse only lasts for a few minutes at that location, as the Moon's umbra moves eastward at over 1700 km/h. Totality can never last more than 7 min 31 s, and is usually much shorter: during each millennium there are typically fewer than 10 total solar eclipses exceeding 7 minutes. The last time this happened was June 30, 1973 (7 min 3 sec). Observers aboard a Concorde aircraft were able to stretch totality to about 74 minutes by flying along the path of the Moon's umbra. The next eclipse exceeding seven minutes in duration will not occur until June 25, 2150. The longest total solar eclipse during the 8,000-year period from 3000 BC to 5000 AD will occur on July 16, 2186, when totality will last 7 min 29 s. For comparison, the longest eclipse of the 21st century will occur on July 22, 2009 and last 6 min 39 sec.

Answer 2

Partial eclipses can last for more than two hours. Total eclipses usually last for only a few minutes and never more than 7.5 minutes.

Answer 3

The longast they can last is 7 Minutes 31 Seconds.

Answer 4

the longest total eclipse in our epoch is about 7 1/2 minutes long.

of course ppl know. we're not dummies around here!

Answer 5

A full eclipse can last anywhere from a minute to around a quater of an hour. Partials can last up to an hour.

Answer 6

the partial eclipse might last several minutes - ten or so.

but the full eclipse is more like 1 minute.