Solar eclipse of February 5, 1962
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A total solar eclipse occurred on Monday,[1] February 5, 1962. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality was visible from Indonesia, Netherlands New Guinea (now belonging to Indonesia), the Territory of Papua New Guinea (today's Papua New Guinea), British Solomon Islands (today's Solomon Islands), and Palmyra Atoll.
Solar eclipse of February 5, 1962 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.2107 |
Magnitude | 1.043 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 248 s (4 min 8 s) |
Coordinates | 4.2°S 178.1°E / -4.2; 178.1 |
Max. width of band | 147 km (91 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 0:12:38 |
References | |
Saros | 130 (49 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9424 |