Annular solar eclipse, 23 September 1987

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    A annular solar eclipse on 23 September 1987, with annularity lasting up to 3m 49s in a path 137 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 03:11:26 UT, magnitude 0.963, saros 134.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    23 September 1987
    Longest annularity
    3m 49s
    Greatest eclipse
    03:11:26 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    14.3°N 138.4°E
    Path width
    137 km
    Path on Earth
    01:19–05:03 UT
    Partial eclipse
    00:14–06:07 UT
    Magnitude
    0.963
    Saros series
    134

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Shanghai, China02:05:12–02:07:45 UT2m 33s
    Ürümqi, China01:23:33–01:26:29 UT2m 56s
    Taiyuan, China01:46:47–01:47:53 UT1m 06s
    Zaozhuang, China01:54:54–01:57:56 UT3m 03s
    Xuzhou, China01:54:43–01:58:09 UT3m 26s
    Shuyang, China01:57:23–02:00:28 UT3m 05s
    Handan, China01:49:08–01:52:15 UT3m 07s
    Heze, China01:51:26–01:54:46 UT3m 21s

    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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