Total solar eclipse, 2 October 1959

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    A total solar eclipse on 2 October 1959, with totality lasting up to 3m 02s in a path 120 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 12:26:27 UT, magnitude 1.032, saros 143.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    2 October 1959
    Longest totality
    3m 02s
    Greatest eclipse
    12:26:27 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    20.4°N 1.4°W
    Path width
    120 km
    Path on Earth
    10:50–14:02 UT
    Partial eclipse
    09:49–15:03 UT
    Magnitude
    1.032
    Saros series
    143

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    N'Djamena, Chad13:16:46–13:19:22 UT2m 35s
    Las Palmas, Spain11:43:07–11:45:21 UT2m 14s
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain11:41:12–11:43:12 UT2m 01s
    Laayoune, Morocco11:48:32–11:51:16 UT2m 44s
    Awasa, Ethiopia13:55:44–13:56:58 UT1m 14s
    Jima, Ethiopia13:53:53–13:55:04 UT1m 11s
    Shashemene, Ethiopia13:55:33–13:57:03 UT1m 30s
    Hosaina, Ethiopia13:54:46–13:56:03 UT1m 18s

    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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