Total solar eclipse of 07/10/1972

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Total solar eclipse of 07/10/1972
Day of week: Monday
Maximum duration of eclipse: 02m36s
Maximum width of eclipse path: 175 km
Saros cycle: 126
Coverage: 100%
Magnitude: 1.0379
Gamma: 0.6872

How will be the weather during the total solar eclipse on 07/10/1972?

Where is the best place to see the total solar eclipse of 07/10/1972?
The following maps show the average cloud coverage for the day of the total solar eclipse. With the help of these maps, it is possible to find the place along the eclipse path, which has the best chance of a cloudless sky. Nevertheless, you should consider local circumstances and inform about the weather of your chosen observation site.

The data is provided by NASAs satellites AQUA and TERRA. The cloud maps are averaged over a period of 19 years (2000 - 2019).

Detailed country maps

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Cities inside the path of the eclipse

The following table shows all locations with a population of more than 5,000 inside the eclipse path. Cities which have more than 100,000 inhabitants are marked bold. A click at the locations opens a detailed map.

City Type Eclipse duration Local time of max. eclipse Distance to central line Ø Cloud coverage
CA  Baie-Comeau, Quebec total - 16:29:28 UTC-04:00 65 km 71%
CA  Matane, Quebec total - 16:30:30 UTC-04:00 61 km 61%
CA  Amqui, Quebec total - 16:31:14 UTC-04:00 85 km 65%
CA  Port-Cartier, Quebec total - 16:28:35 UTC-04:00 64 km 69%
CA  Campbellton, New Brunswick total - 17:32:27 UTC-03:00 78 km 68%
CA  Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec total - 16:30:27 UTC-04:00 24 km 62%
CA  Bathurst, New Brunswick total - 17:33:39 UTC-03:00 54 km 67%
CA  Miramichi, New Brunswick total - 17:34:49 UTC-03:00 90 km 66%
CA  Chandler, Quebec total - 16:32:43 UTC-04:00 63 km 66%
CA  Summerside, Prince Edward Island total - 17:36:42 UTC-03:00 41 km 68%
CA  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island total - 17:37:14 UTC-03:00 17 km 69%
CA  New Glasgow, Nova Scotia total - 17:38:37 UTC-03:00 47 km 69%
CA  Antigonish, Nova Scotia total - 17:38:47 UTC-03:00 1 km 71%
CA  Princeville, Nova Scotia total - 17:38:45 UTC-03:00 57 km 65%
RU  Anadyr, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug total - 07:41:36 UTC+13:00 71 km 72%