Total solar eclipse, 30 June 1973

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    A total solar eclipse on 30 June 1973, with totality lasting up to 7m 04s in a path 256 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 11:37:57 UT, magnitude 1.079, saros 136.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    30 June 1973
    Longest totality
    7m 04s
    Greatest eclipse
    11:37:57 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    18.8°N 5.6°E
    Path width
    256 km
    Path on Earth
    09:53–13:22 UT
    Partial eclipse
    09:00–14:15 UT
    Magnitude
    1.079
    Saros series
    136

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Paramaribo, Suriname09:54:21–09:57:00 UT2m 40s
    Kismaayo, Somalia13:06:01–13:09:44 UT3m 43s
    Wau, South Sudan12:40:12–12:45:34 UT5m 22s
    Agadez, Niger11:45:03–11:47:20 UT2m 17s
    Juba, South Sudan12:49:51–12:53:06 UT3m 16s
    Arlit, Niger11:39:27–11:45:55 UT6m 29s
    Mindelo, Cape Verde10:21:27–10:23:53 UT2m 27s
    Garissa, Kenya13:04:54–13:06:12 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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