Annular solar eclipse, 18 April 1977

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    A annular solar eclipse on 18 April 1977, with annularity lasting up to 7m 04s in a path 220 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 10:30:42 UT, magnitude 0.945, saros 138.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    18 April 1977
    Longest annularity
    7m 04s
    Greatest eclipse
    10:30:42 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    11.9°S 28.3°E
    Path width
    220 km
    Path on Earth
    08:40–12:21 UT
    Partial eclipse
    07:32–13:28 UT
    Magnitude
    0.945
    Saros series
    138

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania11:12:28–11:18:56 UT6m 29s
    Lubumbashi, Congo (Kinshasa)10:25:44–10:31:15 UT5m 31s
    Kitwe, Zambia10:26:34–10:31:24 UT4m 50s
    Zanzibar, Tanzania11:15:12–11:17:45 UT2m 33s
    Mbeya, Tanzania10:50:12–10:56:40 UT6m 28s
    Morogoro, Tanzania11:08:29–11:12:52 UT4m 23s
    Kasama, Zambia10:40:05–10:47:03 UT6m 58s
    Chingola, Zambia10:24:52–10:31:34 UT6m 42s

    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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