Total solar eclipse on 7 March 1970

Total solar eclipse on 7 March 1970 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 7 March 1970

The umbral shadow crossed the Earth in a narrow band, and cities on that line saw the eclipse at its strongest. Observers in 0 countries were in the visible region. The event belonged to Saros series 139.

Date (UTC)
7 March 1970 — 17:37 UTC
Saros series
139
Gamma
0.44730
Magnitude
1.0414
Max duration
3m 28s
Greatest eclipse point
18.20°, -94.70°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9442

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 March 1970 17:37 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1970
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)