Solar eclipse of February 15, 1961
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A total solar eclipse occurred on February 15, 1961. Totality was visible from France, Monaco, Italy, San Marino, SFR Yugoslavia (parts now belonging to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo, North Macedonia), Albania, Bulgaria including the capital city Sofia, Romania including the capital city Bucharest, and the Soviet Union (parts now belonging to Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan). The maximum eclipse was recorded near Novocherkassk (Russian SFSR).
Solar eclipse of February 15, 1961 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.883 |
Magnitude | 1.036 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 165 s (2 min 45 s) |
Coordinates | 47.4°N 40°E / 47.4; 40 |
Max. width of band | 258 km (160 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 8:19:48 |
References | |
Saros | 120 (58 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9422 |
This was the 51st of 55 umbral eclipses in Solar Saros 120.
Upcoming 4 umbral eclipses
52. 1979 February 26
53. 1997 March 9
54. 2015 March 20
55. 2033 March 30