Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979
EventEclipses and Transits
Total solar eclipse visible across parts of North America and Greenland.
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Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979
- Eclipses and Transits
A total solar eclipse occurred on Monday, February 26, 1979, at the Moon's descending orbital node. It had a magnitude of 1.0391 and occurred about 19 hours after lunar perigee, when the Moon's apparent diameter was larger than the Sun's. Its central shadow crossed parts of the United States, Canada and Greenland. A partial eclipse was visible across parts of North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Western Europe.
- Date
- February 26, 1979
- Magnitude
- 1.0391
- Central shadow route
- Parts of the United States, Canada and Greenland
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979 (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q7556318
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By bossco. CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia Commonsbossco, 1979 Solar eclipse, Brandon Manitoba CanadaModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 20 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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