Solar eclipse: Annular — 22 August 1979
Global eclipse path
Local eclipse conditions for
Relative positions of the Sun and Moon
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Observation parameters
| Time | |
| Latitude | 1.35208 |
| Longitude | 103.82 |
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Positions of the Sun and Moon
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Global and local eclipse phases
| Phase | Time | Duration | ||||||||
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| Partial | Global | 22:57 | 03:49 | 4 hours 52 minutes | ||||||
| Local | - | - | - | |||||||
| Annular | Global | 00:43 | 02:03 | 1 hour 20 minutes | ||||||
| Local | - | - | - | |||||||
Global eclipse conditions
The annular solar eclipse on 22 August 1979 begins at 22:57, reaches maximum at 01:23, and ends at 03:49. The annular phase lasts 1 hour 20 minutes; the antumbral path reaches about 257 km in diameter at maximum. Inside this path, a bright ring of the Sun remains visible around the Moon.Conditions at your location
The solar eclipse on 22 August 1979 is not visible from latitude 1.352° and longitude 103.82°.Data sources
Eclipse calculations use data from NASA Eclipse Website and NASA JPL Horizons.