Event

A very long total solar eclipse occurs

30 Jun 1973 · 18.80° N, 5.60° E

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When
30 Jun 1973
Kind
Event
Coordinates
18.80° N, 5.60° E
Description
A very long total solar eclipse occurs. During the entire second millennium, only seven total solar eclipses exceeded seven minutes of totality.

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Solar eclipse of June 30, 1973

Total eclipse

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, June 30, 1973, with a magnitude of 1.0792. 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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