What the records say
- When
- 31 Aug 1970
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 20.30° S, 164.00° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970.
Summary
Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970: An annular solar eclipse is visible in Oceania, and is the 14th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 144.
Solar eclipse of August 31, 1970
20th-century annular solar eclipse
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, August 31 and Tuesday, September 1, 1970, with a magnitude of 0.94. 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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