What the records say
- When
- 25 Jan 1963
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 48.20° S, 15.00° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963.
Summary
A large annular solar eclipse covers 99.5% of the Sun and a narrow path (at most 19.6 km (12.2 mi)). It is visible in Chile, Argentina, South Africa and Madagascar, and is the 26th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 140. Gamma has a value of -0.48984.
Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963
20th-century annular solar eclipse
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, January 25, 1963, with a magnitude of 0.9951. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
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