Annular solar eclipse, 31 August 1970

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    A annular solar eclipse on 31 August 1970, with annularity lasting up to 6m 47s in a path 258 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 21:54:49 UT, magnitude 0.940, saros 144.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    31 August 1970
    Longest annularity
    6m 47s
    Greatest eclipse
    21:54:49 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    20.3°S 164.0°W
    Path width
    258 km
    Path on Earth
    20:11–23:37 UT
    Partial eclipse
    18:59–00:49 UT
    Magnitude
    0.940
    Saros series
    144

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Apia, Samoa21:20:30–21:23:30 UT3m 00s

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