Total solar eclipse, 22 September 1968

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    A total solar eclipse on 22 September 1968, with totality lasting up to 40s in a path 104 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 11:18:07 UT, magnitude 1.010, saros 124.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    22 September 1968
    Longest totality
    40s
    Greatest eclipse
    11:18:07 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    56.2°N 64.0°E
    Path width
    104 km
    Path on Earth
    10:43–11:52 UT
    Partial eclipse
    09:06–13:29 UT
    Magnitude
    1.010
    Saros series
    124

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Vorkuta, Russia10:57:39–10:57:54 UT16s
    Shadrinsk, Russia11:17:47–11:18:22 UT35s

    Legend

    • Path of totality
    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
    • Partial eclipse visible
    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
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