Annular solar eclipse, 8 April 1959

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    A annular solar eclipse on 8 April 1959, with annularity lasting up to 7m 26s in a path 248 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 03:23:35 UT, magnitude 0.940, saros 138.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    8 April 1959
    Longest annularity
    7m 26s
    Greatest eclipse
    03:23:35 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    19.1°S 137.6°E
    Path width
    248 km
    Path on Earth
    01:36–05:11 UT
    Partial eclipse
    00:26–06:20 UT
    Magnitude
    0.940
    Saros series
    138

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Perth, Australia02:09:36–02:16:07 UT6m 31s
    Honiara, Solomon Islands04:37:31–04:42:58 UT5m 27s
    Mandurah, Australia02:09:36–02:15:20 UT5m 44s

    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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