Annular solar eclipse, 4 February 1981

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    A annular solar eclipse on 4 February 1981, with annularity lasting up to 33s in a path 25 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 22:08:32 UT, magnitude 0.994, saros 140.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    4 February 1981
    Longest annularity
    33s
    Greatest eclipse
    22:08:32 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    44.4°S 140.8°W
    Path width
    25 km
    Path on Earth
    20:32–23:44 UT
    Partial eclipse
    19:27–00:49 UT
    Magnitude
    0.994
    Saros series
    140

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Hobart, Australia20:36:00–20:36:13 UT14s

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    • Path of annularity
    • Central line
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    • Most of the Sun covered
    • Greatest eclipse
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