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September 1, 1970 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Funafuti, Tuvalu

Sep 1, 1970 at 8:51 am
Max View in Funafuti
Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Funafuti
Began: Tue, Sep 1, 1970 at 7:20 am
Maximum: Tue, Sep 1, 1970 at 8:51 am 0.932 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Sep 1, 1970 at 10:37 am
Duration: 3 hours, 17 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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September 1, 1970 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Funafuti

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

07:20:36

Tue, Sep 1

Partial eclipse begins

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

78°
17.5°
Partial Solar Eclipse

08:51:20

Tue, Sep 1

Maximum eclipse

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

72°
39.3°
Partial Solar Eclipse

10:37:48

Tue, Sep 1

Partial eclipse ends

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

52°
62.6°

* 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 40.6 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.

The annular phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Funafuti, 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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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Funafuti

Eclipse Visibility From FunafutiVisibility Worldwide
Feb 21, 1970 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 1970 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Sep 1, 1970 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 10, 1971 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 7, 1971 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 30–31, 1972 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1972 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 15–16, 1973 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 30, 1974 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 25, 1975 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 14, 1976 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 4, 1977 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27, 1977 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 25, 1978 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17, 1978 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 6–7, 1979 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Funafuti, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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