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Eclipses

Annular solar eclipse

Saturday, August 22, 1998

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. 00:16UTCWindhoekNamibia
  2. 00:21UTCMalaccaMalaysia
  3. 00:21UTCKluangMalaysia
  4. 03:57UTCJuiz de ForaBrazil
  5. 03:57UTCCampos dos GoytacazesBrazil
  6. 03:57UTCBauruBrazil
  7. 03:57UTCLimeiraBrazil
  8. 03:57UTCVolta RedondaBrazil

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
02:06:04 UTC3.0° S, 145.4° E
Obscuration
95%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
Aug 10, 1980, one saros beforeSep 1, 2016, 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 5 countries and territories
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu