Total solar eclipse on 26 February 1979

Total solar eclipse on 26 February 1979 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 26 February 1979

A corridor of darkness swept across the planet along the path of totality. It was visible from 0 countries. The event belonged to Saros series 120.

Date (UTC)
26 February 1979 — 16:54 UTC
Saros series
120
Gamma
0.89810
Magnitude
1.0391
Max duration
2m 49s
Greatest eclipse point
52.10°, -94.50°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9462

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
26 February 1979 16:54 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1979
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)