Annular solar eclipse on 4 January 1973

Annular solar eclipse on 4 January 1973 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 4 January 1973

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. It was part of Saros series 131, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
4 January 1973 — 15:45 UTC
Saros series
131
Gamma
-0.26440
Magnitude
0.9303
Max duration
7m 49s
Greatest eclipse point
-37.90°, -51.20°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9449

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
4 January 1973 15:45 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1973
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)