Annular solar eclipse on 22 August 1979

Annular solar eclipse on 22 August 1979 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 22 August 1979

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. The event belonged to Saros series 125.

Date (UTC)
22 August 1979 — 17:21 UTC
Saros series
125
Gamma
-0.96320
Magnitude
0.9329
Max duration
6m 3s
Greatest eclipse point
-59.60°, -108.50°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9463

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
22 August 1979 17:21 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1979
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)