Annular solar eclipse on 23 September 1987

Annular solar eclipse on 23 September 1987 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 23 September 1987

The umbral shadow crossed the Earth in a narrow band, and cities on that line saw the eclipse at its strongest. It was visible from 0 countries. It was part of Saros series 134, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
23 September 1987 — 03:11 UTC
Saros series
134
Gamma
0.27870
Magnitude
0.9634
Max duration
3m 49s
Greatest eclipse point
14.30°, 138.40°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9481

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
23 September 1987 03:11 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1987
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)