Total solar eclipse on 12 October 1939

Total solar eclipse on 12 October 1939 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 12 October 1939

A corridor of darkness swept across the planet along the path of totality. The visible region covered 0 countries in our catalogue. The event belonged to Saros series 123.

Date (UTC)
12 October 1939 — 20:39 UTC
Saros series
123
Gamma
-0.97370
Magnitude
1.0266
Max duration
1m 32s
Greatest eclipse point
-72.80°, 155.10°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9374

People in the shadow

Estimated population inside each obscuration band, from the cities in our catalogue.

Obscuration People
≥ 99% obscuration 0
≥ 90% obscuration 0
≥ 80% obscuration 0
≥ 70% obscuration 0
≥ 60% obscuration 0
≥ 50% obscuration 0
≥ 40% obscuration 0
≥ 30% obscuration 0
≥ 20% obscuration 0
≥ 10% obscuration 0

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
12 October 1939 20:39 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1939
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)