Annular solar eclipse on 7 April 1940

Annular solar eclipse on 7 April 1940 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 7 April 1940

The umbral shadow crossed the Earth in a narrow band, and cities on that line saw the eclipse at its strongest. The visible region covered 0 countries in our catalogue. The event belonged to Saros series 128.

Date (UTC)
7 April 1940 — 20:20 UTC
Saros series
128
Gamma
0.21900
Magnitude
0.9394
Max duration
7m 30s
Greatest eclipse point
19.20°, -128.50°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9375

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
7 April 1940 20:20 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1940
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)