Annular solar eclipse on 16 January 1972

Annular solar eclipse on 16 January 1972 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 16 January 1972

The Moon's shadow traced a narrow path across the Earth's surface. It was visible from 0 countries. It was part of Saros series 121, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
16 January 1972 — 11:02 UTC
Saros series
121
Gamma
-0.93650
Magnitude
0.9692
Max duration
1m 53s
Greatest eclipse point
-74.90°, 107.70°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9447

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
16 January 1972 11:02 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1972
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)