Total solar eclipse on 12 October 1977

Total solar eclipse on 12 October 1977 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 12 October 1977

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. It was part of Saros series 143, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
12 October 1977 — 20:26 UTC
Saros series
143
Gamma
0.38360
Magnitude
1.0269
Max duration
2m 37s
Greatest eclipse point
14.10°, -123.60°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9459

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
12 October 1977 20:26 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1977
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)