Annular solar eclipse on 8 April 1959

Annular solar eclipse on 8 April 1959 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 8 April 1959

A corridor of darkness swept across the planet along the path of totality. Observers in 0 countries were in the visible region. It was part of Saros series 138, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
8 April 1959 — 03:23 UTC
Saros series
138
Gamma
-0.45460
Magnitude
0.9401
Max duration
7m 26s
Greatest eclipse point
-19.10°, 137.60°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9418

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
8 April 1959 03:23 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1959
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)