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.
- 15:28UTCMar del PlataArgentina
- 17:51UTCAbidjanIvory Coast
- 17:52UTCTakoradiGhana
- 17:52UTCAccraGhana
- 17:52UTCLoméTogo
- 17:52UTCAbomey-CalaviBenin
- 17:52UTCLagosNigeria
- 17:52UTCIbadanNigeria
The eclipse at a glance
- Greatest eclipse
- 15:59:33 UTC31.3° S, 48.5° W
- Obscuration
- 86%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
- Saros family
- Jan 26, 2009, one saros beforeFeb 16, 2045, 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 9 countries and territories
- Chile
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Brazil
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Nigeria
- Togo
- Benin