Annular solar eclipse, 11 September 1988

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    A annular solar eclipse on 11 September 1988, with annularity lasting up to 6m 57s in a path 258 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 04:43:33 UT, magnitude 0.938, saros 144.

    Type
    Annular
    Date
    11 September 1988
    Longest annularity
    6m 57s
    Greatest eclipse
    04:43:33 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    20.0°S 94.4°E
    Path width
    258 km
    Path on Earth
    02:55–06:31 UT
    Partial eclipse
    01:45–07:41 UT
    Magnitude
    0.938
    Saros series
    144

    In the path

    CityAnnularityLasts
    Mogadishu, Somalia02:55:55–02:59:10 UT3m 15s

    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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