Annular solar eclipse, 4 January 1973

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    A annular solar eclipse on 4 January 1973, with annularity lasting up to 7m 49s in a path 271 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 15:45:38 UT, magnitude 0.930, saros 131.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    4 January 1973
    Longest annularity
    7m 49s
    Greatest eclipse
    15:45:38 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    37.9°S 51.2°W
    Path width
    271 km
    Path on Earth
    13:49–17:41 UT
    Partial eclipse
    12:43–18:47 UT
    Magnitude
    0.930
    Saros series
    131

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Puerto Montt, Chile14:49:07–14:55:57 UT6m 50s
    Valdivia, Chile14:49:38–14:52:29 UT2m 51s
    Osorno, Chile14:48:04–14:55:11 UT7m 08s
    Bariloche, Argentina14:52:03–14:59:30 UT7m 28s
    Viedma, Argentina15:10:42–15:18:12 UT7m 30s

    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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