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March 7, 1951 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Managua, Nicaragua

Mar 7, 1951 at 4:34 pm
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Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Managua
Began: Wed, Mar 7, 1951 at 3:21 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 7, 1951 at 4:34 pm 0.964 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Mar 7, 1951 at 5:40 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 7, 1951 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Managua

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

15:21:36

Wed, Mar 7

Partial eclipse begins

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

254°
36.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:34:57

Wed, Mar 7

Maximum eclipse

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

260°
18.8°
Partial Solar Eclipse

17:40:06

Wed, Mar 7

Partial eclipse ends

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

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

264°
2.9°

* 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 29.4 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 annular phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Managua, 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.

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Cloud Coverage (Mar 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 21% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Managua

Eclipse Visibility From ManaguaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 25–26, 1950 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 7, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 1, 1951 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 15, 1951 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1952 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 20, 1952 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1953 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1953 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 14, 1953 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Jan 18, 1954 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 15, 1954 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 8, 1955 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17–18, 1956 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 13, 1957 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1957 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 3, 1958 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 16, 1959 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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