Total solar eclipse, 23 October 1976

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    A total solar eclipse on 23 October 1976, with totality lasting up to 4m 46s in a path 199 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 05:12:58 UT, magnitude 1.057, saros 133.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    23 October 1976
    Longest totality
    4m 46s
    Greatest eclipse
    05:12:58 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    30.0°S 92.3°E
    Path width
    199 km
    Path on Earth
    03:34–06:51 UT
    Partial eclipse
    02:38–07:47 UT
    Magnitude
    1.057
    Saros series
    133

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Melbourne, Australia06:39:30–06:42:03 UT2m 33s
    Cranbourne, Australia06:40:07–06:41:23 UT1m 16s
    Zanzibar, Tanzania03:35:57–03:38:09 UT2m 11s
    Geelong, Australia06:39:26–06:40:49 UT1m 23s
    Tabora, Tanzania03:35:48–03:36:34 UT46s
    Ballarat, Australia06:38:44–06:41:43 UT2m 58s
    Bagamoyo, Tanzania03:36:38–03:37:52 UT1m 14s
    Bendigo, Australia06:40:48–06:41:27 UT39s

    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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