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March 9, 1997 — Total Solar Eclipse — Choibalsan, Mongolia (Bajan Tuemen)

Mar 9, 1997 at 9:53 am
Max View in Choibalsan
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Choibalsan
Began: Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 8:49 am
Maximum: Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 9:53 am 0.980 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 11:02 am
Duration: 2 hours, 13 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 9, 1997 — Total Solar Eclipse — Choibalsan

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

08:49:40

Sun, Mar 9

Partial eclipse begins

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

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the ESE.

108°
9.3°
Partial Solar Eclipse

09:53:46

Sun, Mar 9

Maximum eclipse

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

121°
19.0°
Partial Solar Eclipse

11:02:55

Sun, Mar 9

Partial eclipse ends

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

136°
28.0°

* 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 62.4 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 Choibalsan, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered a large portion of the Sun, so this was a spectacular sight.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Mar 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 58% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Choibalsan

Eclipse Visibility From ChoibalsanVisibility Worldwide
Feb 10, 1990 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 6–7, 1990 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 1992 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 24, 1992 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 4–5, 1993 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 6, 1993 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 29, 1993 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 15–16, 1995 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8–9, 1995 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 24, 1995 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Apr 4, 1996 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 9, 1997 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 1997 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 6, 1998 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 31–Feb 1, 1999 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 28, 1999 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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