Thursday, 19 January 2017

Total Eclipse of the Sun; Sravana 30, 1939 S.E.; August 21, 2017, Monday

Not visible in India

Area of Visibility 

         

The eclipse is visible in the region covering Hawaii, N. E. Pacific Ocean, North America, Central America, northern parts of South America, Westernmost tip of Europe and W. Africa.

The path of total eclipses passes through a narrow path in north Pacific Ocean, in the middle of United States and North Atlantic Ocean.            

 

  CIRCUMSTANCES  OF  THE  ECLIPSE

 

 

Universal

Time

Indian

 Standard Time

 

d

  h

m

d

h

 m

Eclipse begins

21

15

47.0

21

21

17.0

Central eclipse begins

21

16

49.1

21

22

19.1

Greatest eclipse*

21

18

25.5

21

23

55.5

Central eclipse ends

21

20

02.1

22

01

32.1

Eclipse ends

21

21

04.3

22

02

34.3

 

*Magnitude of the eclipse = 1.030, Maximum duration of total phase = 2 min 36.0s

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