Total solar eclipse, 9 March 2016

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    A total solar eclipse on 9 March 2016, with totality lasting up to 4m 09s in a path 155 km wide. Greatest eclipse at 01:57:09 UT, magnitude 1.045, saros 130.

    Type
    Total
    Date
    9 March 2016
    Longest totality
    4m 09s
    Greatest eclipse
    01:57:09 UT
    Greatest eclipse at
    10.1°N 148.8°E
    Path width
    155 km
    Path on Earth
    00:16–03:38 UT
    Partial eclipse
    23:19–04:35 UT
    Magnitude
    1.045
    Saros series
    130

    In the path

    CityTotalityLasts
    Palembang, Indonesia00:20:46–00:22:38 UT1m 52s
    Palu, Indonesia00:37:42–00:39:46 UT2m 04s
    Balikpapan, Indonesia00:33:52–00:34:51 UT59s
    Ternate, Indonesia00:51:38–00:54:15 UT2m 37s
    Palangkaraya, Indonesia00:28:55–00:31:25 UT2m 30s
    Sampit, Indonesia00:27:50–00:29:59 UT2m 10s
    Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia00:22:50–00:25:00 UT2m 10s
    Tidore, Indonesia00:51:29–00:54:27 UT2m 58s

    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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