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1979年2月26日月曜日 Total Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Looked Like Near the Maximum Point

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: West in Europe, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 49.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Tokyo*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin2月26日 (月)14時45分13秒2月26日 (月)23時45分13秒
First location to see the full eclipse begin2月26日 (月)16時07分17秒2月27日 (火)1時07分17秒
Maximum Eclipse2月26日 (月)16時54分16秒2月27日 (火)1時54分16秒
Last location to see the full eclipse end2月26日 (月)17時40分54秒2月27日 (火)2時40分54秒
Last location to see the partial eclipse end2月26日 (月)19時03分04秒2月27日 (火)4時03分04秒

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Tokyo.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Tokyo

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on 1980年2月16日 (土)

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
7時15分 PST15時24分 NST
Greenland
Total Solar Eclipse
12時24分 AST15時55分 WGT
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
6時54分 PST13時41分 EST
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
13時05分 AST13時25分 AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時17分 CST11時25分 CST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時20分 AST14時30分 AST
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時53分 AST13時33分 AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時36分 EST12時40分 EST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時45分 COT12時12分 COT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時36分 10時56分 CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時26分 CST12時51分 CST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時09分 AST13時47分 AST
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時18分 CST11時09分 CST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時09分 WET17時43分 WET
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
18時36分 CET18時58分 CET
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時13分 CST11時21分 CST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時36分 GMT17時47分 GMT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時00分 EST12時47分 EST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時19分 CST11時27分 CST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
16時55分 GMT18時41分 GMT
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時21分 GMT18時15分 GMT
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時25分 GMT17時48分 GMT
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時46分 EST12時38分 EST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時37分 GMT17時45分 GMT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時47分 PST11時36分 CST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時26分 CST11時18分 CST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時55分 CET18時13分 CET
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時55分 EST11時44分 EST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
16時33分 AZOT17時54分 AZOT
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時33分 AST13時37分 AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時35分 AST14時52分 AST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
18時49分 CET19時21分 CET
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時39分 EST13時04分 EST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時03分 EST12時55分 EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時58分 EST12時39分 EST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時52分 AST13時31分 AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時14分 GMT18時18分 GMT

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse316,000,0007.26%
At least 10% partial262,000,0006.02%
At least 20% partial240,000,0005.50%
At least 30% partial223,000,0005.11%
At least 40% partial184,000,0004.23%
At least 50% partial175,000,0004.02%
At least 60% partial140,000,0003.21%
At least 70% partial90,400,0002.07%
At least 80% partial37,200,0000.85%
At least 90% partial16,900,0000.39%
Totality or annularity3,430,0000.08%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 1979年3月13–14日水曜日 — Partial Lunar Eclipse