Total solar eclipse on 18 March 1988

Total solar eclipse on 18 March 1988 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 18 March 1988

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 139, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
18 March 1988 — 01:58 UTC
Saros series
139
Gamma
0.41880
Magnitude
1.0464
Max duration
3m 46s
Greatest eclipse point
20.70°, 140.00°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9482

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
18 March 1988 01:58 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1988
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)