Total solar eclipse, 20 May 1947

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    A total solar eclipse on 20 May 1947, with totality lasting up to 5m 13s in a path 196 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 13:47:19 UT, magnitude 1.056, saros 127.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    20 May 1947
    Longest totality
    5m 13s
    Greatest eclipse
    13:47:19 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    0.2°N 21.4°W
    Path width
    196 km
    Path on Earth
    12:08–15:26 UT
    Partial eclipse
    11:10–16:24 UT
    Magnitude
    1.056
    Saros series
    127

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Lagos, Nigeria14:55:48–14:59:28 UT3m 41s
    Santiago, Chile12:08:58–12:11:20 UT2m 22s
    Abidjan, Ivory Coast14:39:25–14:42:27 UT3m 01s
    Salvador, Brazil12:47:01–12:51:16 UT4m 14s
    Accra, Ghana14:48:22–14:51:15 UT2m 53s
    Kumasi, Ghana14:45:52–14:49:11 UT3m 19s
    Lomé, Togo14:51:05–14:55:19 UT4m 14s
    Benin City, Nigeria14:59:55–15:03:18 UT3m 22s

    Legend

    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
    • Shadow centre, every 30 min

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