Total solar eclipse on 26 February 1998

Total solar eclipse on 26 February 1998 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 26 February 1998

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. It was part of Saros series 130, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
26 February 1998 — 17:28 UTC
Saros series
130
Gamma
0.23910
Magnitude
1.0441
Max duration
4m 9s
Greatest eclipse point
4.70°, -82.70°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9503

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 1998 17:28 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1998
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)