Partial solar eclipse on 7 April 1978

Partial solar eclipse on 7 April 1978 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 7 April 1978

No central path crossed the Earth — only the outer part of the Moon's shadow reached the ground. Observers in 0 countries were in the visible region. The event belonged to Saros series 148.

Date (UTC)
7 April 1978 — 15:02 UTC
Saros series
148
Gamma
-1.10810
Magnitude
0.7883
Max duration
Greatest eclipse point
-71.90°, 23.30°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9460

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 April 1978 15:02 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1978
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)