Total solar eclipse, 31 July 1981

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    A total solar eclipse on 31 July 1981, with totality lasting up to 2m 02s in a path 108 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 03:45:45 UT, magnitude 1.026, saros 145.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    31 July 1981
    Longest totality
    2m 02s
    Greatest eclipse
    03:45:45 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    53.3°N 134.1°E
    Path width
    108 km
    Path on Earth
    02:17–05:13 UT
    Partial eclipse
    01:11–06:20 UT
    Magnitude
    1.026
    Saros series
    145

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Bratsk, Russia02:59:49–03:01:28 UT1m 39s
    Leninsk Kuznetsky, Russia02:43:11–02:44:39 UT1m 29s
    Arqalyq, Kazakhstan02:26:39–02:27:19 UT40s
    Tayshet, Russia02:55:37–02:57:16 UT1m 39s

    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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