Total solar eclipse, 12 October 1977

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    A total solar eclipse on 12 October 1977, with totality lasting up to 2m 37s in a path 99 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 20:26:39 UT, magnitude 1.027, saros 143.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    12 October 1977
    Longest totality
    2m 37s
    Greatest eclipse
    20:26:39 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    14.1°N 123.6°W
    Path width
    99 km
    Path on Earth
    18:48–22:04 UT
    Partial eclipse
    17:47–23:05 UT
    Magnitude
    1.027
    Saros series
    143

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Pereira, Colombia22:02:27–22:03:23 UT56s
    Manizales, Colombia22:02:36–22:03:03 UT27s
    Cartago, Colombia22:02:24–22:03:18 UT54s
    Yopal, Colombia22:03:46–22:04:00 UT14s

    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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