February 26, 1998 Total Solar Eclipse in Victoria, Parish of Saint Anthony, Montserrat

Feb 26, 1998 at 2:31 pm

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Solar Eclipse, in Victoria
Began:	Thu, Feb 26, 1998 at 1:03 pm
Maximum:	Thu, Feb 26, 1998 at 2:31 pm 1.011 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, Feb 26, 1998 at 3:49 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 45 minutes
Totality:	2 minutes, 56 seconds
All times shown on this page are local time.

February 26, 1998 — Total Solar Eclipse — Victoria

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Thu, Feb 26, 1998 at 12:57 pm AST

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
13:03:42 Thu, Feb 26	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	203°	62.7°
14:29:45 Thu, Feb 26	Totality begins The moment the edge of the Moon covers all of the Sun is called second contact.	234°	49.6°
14:31:13 Thu, Feb 26	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	234°	49.1°
14:32:41 Thu, Feb 26	Totality ends The moment the edge of the Moon exposes the Sun is called third contact.	234°	49.0°
15:49:02 Thu, Feb 26	Partial eclipse ends The moment the edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun is called fourth contact.	248°	32.7°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse, the beginning & end of totality, and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 63.1 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 animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Cloud Coverage (Feb 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 47% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Victoria

Eclipse Visibility From Victoria		Visibility Worldwide
	Jan 29–30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 26–27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 11, 1991 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 14–15, 1992 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 9, 1992 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 28–29, 1993 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 10, 1994 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	May 24–25, 1994 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 29, 1995 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Apr 3, 1996 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 26–27, 1996 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 23–24, 1997 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 26, 1998 Total Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Mar 12–13, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 7, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 6, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 28, 1999 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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