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February 26, 1979 — Total Solar Eclipse — Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Feb 26, 1979 at 12:08 pm
Max View in Toronto, Ontario
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Toronto, Ontario
Began: Mon, Feb 26, 1979 at 10:51 am
Maximum: Mon, Feb 26, 1979 at 12:08 pm 0.787 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Feb 26, 1979 at 1:25 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 34 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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February 26, 1979 — Total Solar Eclipse — Toronto

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Toronto. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EST) for Toronto.

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

10:51:35

Mon, Feb 26

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

150°
33.0°
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:08:22

Mon, Feb 26

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

173°
37.4°
Partial Solar Eclipse

13:25:37

Mon, Feb 26

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

197°
36.2°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 49.8 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Toronto, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

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Cloud Coverage (Feb 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 89% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Toronto

Eclipse Visibility From TorontoVisibility Worldwide
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Mar 7, 1970 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 9, 1970 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 16–17, 1970 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9–10, 1971 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 30, 1972 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 10, 1972 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1972 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 18, 1973 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1973 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 9, 1973 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 24, 1973 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 4, 1974 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 29, 1974 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 13, 1974 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
May 24–25, 1975 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1975 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 6, 1976 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3–4, 1977 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27, 1977 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 12, 1977 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Feb 26, 1979 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1979 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 6, 1979 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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