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Total solar eclipse

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 01:57 AM UTC
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Peak (UTC)
Tuesday, Mar 8
Type
Total solar eclipse
Obscuration
100%
Distance to shadow axis
1,662 km
Greatest-eclipse point
10.1° N, 148.8° E
Saros family
Eclipses ~18 years and 11 days apart — same orbital geometry, shifted ~120° west each cycle.
1 Saros earlier
Total solar eclipse
February 26, 1998
1 Saros later
Total solar eclipse
March 20, 2034