Total solar eclipse on 15 February 1961

Total solar eclipse on 15 February 1961 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 15 February 1961

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 120.

Date (UTC)
15 February 1961 — 08:19 UTC
Saros series
120
Gamma
0.88300
Magnitude
1.0360
Max duration
2m 45s
Greatest eclipse point
47.40°, 40.00°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9422

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
15 February 1961 08:19 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1961
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)