Total solar eclipse of July 22, 2009

The total solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 will occur at around 9:00 in the morning, and the path of totality will sweep from west to east across the following major cities. People residing in these areas will have the opportunity to witness an extraordinarily long total solar eclipse, a rare event within a century, with totality lasting up to 4-5 minutes. For a total solar eclipse, this constitutes a long night of darkness.