Annular solar eclipse, 24 December 1973

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    A annular solar eclipse on 24 December 1973, with annularity lasting up to 12m 02s in a path 344 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 15:02:00 UT, magnitude 0.917, saros 141.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    24 December 1973
    Longest annularity
    12m 02s
    Greatest eclipse
    15:02:00 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    1.1°N 48.5°W
    Path width
    344 km
    Path on Earth
    13:10–16:53 UT
    Partial eclipse
    12:01–18:02 UT
    Magnitude
    0.917
    Saros series
    141

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Bogota, Colombia13:31:53–13:41:20 UT9m 27s
    Medellín, Colombia13:30:27–13:37:17 UT6m 51s
    San José, Costa Rica13:19:03–13:25:04 UT6m 01s
    Nouakchott, Mauritania16:36:07–16:44:01 UT7m 54s
    Acapulco, Mexico13:11:19–13:17:18 UT6m 00s
    Pereira, Colombia13:29:04–13:38:08 UT9m 04s
    Bello, Colombia13:30:36–13:37:10 UT6m 33s
    Macapá, Brazil14:44:46–14:55:59 UT11m 13s

    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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