Total solar eclipse on 12 October 1958

Total solar eclipse on 12 October 1958 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 12 October 1958

A corridor of darkness swept across the planet along the path of totality. It was visible from 0 countries. It was part of Saros series 133, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
12 October 1958 — 20:54 UTC
Saros series
133
Gamma
-0.29510
Magnitude
1.0608
Max duration
5m 11s
Greatest eclipse point
-24.00°, -142.40°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9417

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 1958 20:54 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1958
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)