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Eclipses

Annular solar eclipse

Monday, April 18, 1977

Path of annularity

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Cities along the path

Cities along the path

Time of maximum in UTC, to the minute: when the centre of the shadow passes nearest.

  1. 10:24UTCSolweziZambia
  2. 10:29UTCLubumbashiDemocratic Republic of the Congo
  3. 10:29UTCKitweZambia
  4. 10:53UTCMbeyaTanzania
  5. 11:03UTCIringaTanzania
  6. 11:05UTCIfakaraTanzania
  7. 11:10UTCMorogoroTanzania
  8. 11:15UTCDar es SalaamTanzania

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
10:30:42 UTC11.9° S, 28.3° E
Obscuration
89%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Apr 29, 1995, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.
The central path crosses 8 countries and territories
  • Namibia
  • Angola
  • Zambia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Tanzania
  • Malawi
  • Seychelles
  • British Indian Ocean Territory