Total solar eclipse on 23 October 1957

Total solar eclipse on 23 October 1957 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 23 October 1957

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. It was part of Saros series 123, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
23 October 1957 — 04:53 UTC
Saros series
123
Gamma
-1.00220
Magnitude
1.0013
Max duration
Greatest eclipse point
-71.20°, -23.10°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9415

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
23 October 1957 04:53 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1957
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)