Solar eclipse of April 29, 1976
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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Thursday, April 29, 1976. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible from North Africa, Greece, Turkey, Middle East, central Asia, India, China. 5 of the 14 eight-thousanders in Pakistan and China—Nanga Parbat, K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I, lie in the path of annularity.
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Solar eclipse of April 29, 1976 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | 0.3378 |
Magnitude | 0.9421 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 401 s (6 min 41 s) |
Coordinates | 34°N 18.3°E / 34; 18.3 |
Max. width of band | 227 km (141 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 10:24:18 |
References | |
Saros | 128 (56 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9456 |