Total solar eclipse of 02/26/1998

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Total solar eclipse of 02/26/1998
Day of week: Thursday
Maximum duration of eclipse: 04m09s
Maximum width of eclipse path: 151 km
Saros cycle: 130
Coverage: 100%
Magnitude: 1.0441
Gamma: 0.2391

How will be the weather during the total solar eclipse on 02/26/1998?

Where is the best place to see the total solar eclipse of 02/26/1998?
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).

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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
PA  Unión Chocó, Emberá total - 12:47:13 UTC-05:00 39 km 83%
CO  Turbo, Antioquia total - 12:49:20 UTC-05:00 6 km 79%
CO  Chigorodó, Antioquia total - 12:48:52 UTC-05:00 50 km 92%
CO  Apartadó, Antioquia total - 12:49:19 UTC-05:00 32 km 93%
CO  Tierralta, Córdoba total - 12:51:11 UTC-05:00 36 km 88%
CO  Montería, Córdoba total - 12:52:25 UTC-05:00 9 km 91%
CO  Lorica, Córdoba total - 12:53:15 UTC-05:00 51 km 72%
CO  Cereté, Córdoba total - 12:52:50 UTC-05:00 16 km 85%
CO  Planeta Rica, Córdoba total - 12:52:43 UTC-05:00 40 km 91%
CO  Tolú, Sucre total - 12:54:14 UTC-05:00 66 km 57%
CO  Sahagún, Córdoba total - 12:53:49 UTC-05:00 3 km 80%
CO  Chinú, Córdoba total - 12:54:08 UTC-05:00 15 km 76%
CO  Sincelejo, Sucre total - 12:54:24 UTC-05:00 34 km 75%
CO  Sincé, Sucre total - 12:54:58 UTC-05:00 14 km 64%
CO  San Marcos, Sucre total - 12:54:14 UTC-05:00 43 km 68%
CO  El Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar total - 12:55:39 UTC-05:00 58 km 60%
CO  Plato, Magdalena total - 12:56:36 UTC-05:00 46 km 46%
CO  Magangué, Bolívar total - 12:55:57 UTC-05:00 8 km 61%
CO  Sucre, Sucre total - 12:55:28 UTC-05:00 51 km 72%
CO  Mompós, Bolívar total - 12:56:47 UTC-05:00 27 km 57%
CO  Ariguaní, Cesar total - 12:59:09 UTC-05:00 45 km 49%
CO  Valledupar, Cesar total - 13:01:16 UTC-05:00 23 km 39%
CO  Agustín Codazzi, Cesar total - 13:00:46 UTC-05:00 18 km 48%
CO  San Juan del Cesar, La Guajira total - 13:02:16 UTC-05:00 39 km 35%
CO  Fonseca, La Guajira total - 13:02:47 UTC-05:00 41 km 43%
VE  Machiques, Zulia total - 14:02:28 UTC-04:00 55 km 70%
VE  La Villa del Rosario, Zulia total - 14:03:23 UTC-04:00 43 km 80%
CO  Maicao, La Guajira total - 13:04:51 UTC-05:00 54 km 57%
VE  Maracaibo, Zulia total - 14:05:29 UTC-04:00 50 km 47%
VE  Santa Rita, Zulia total - 14:05:34 UTC-04:00 68 km 46%
VE  Punta Cardón, Falcón total - 14:09:56 UTC-04:00 33 km 40%
VE  Punto Fijo, Falcón total - 14:10:01 UTC-04:00 30 km 40%
AW  Arasji total - 14:11:23 UTC-04:00 51 km 57%
AW  Oranjestad total - 14:11:22 UTC-04:00 40 km 58%
AW  Babijn total - 14:11:28 UTC-04:00 38 km 58%
AW  Angochi total - 14:11:32 UTC-04:00 35 km 58%
CW  Sint Michiel Liber total - 14:13:18 UTC-04:00 54 km 63%
CW  Willemstad total - 14:13:22 UTC-04:00 61 km 59%
MS  Saint Peters, Saint Peter total - 14:31:29 UTC-04:00 37 km 54%
MS  Plymouth, Saint Anthony total - 14:31:26 UTC-04:00 30 km 50%
MS  Brades, Saint Peter total - 14:31:31 UTC-04:00 38 km 54%
AG  Bolands, Saint Mary total - 14:32:20 UTC-04:00 48 km 62%
AG  Saint John’s, Saint John total - 14:32:25 UTC-04:00 52 km 59%
AG  Piggotts, Saint George total - 14:32:30 UTC-04:00 50 km 59%
GP  Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:51 UTC-04:00 38 km 57%
AG  Falmouth, Saint Paul total - 14:32:28 UTC-04:00 40 km 51%
AG  Parham, Saint Peter total - 14:32:33 UTC-04:00 46 km 59%
GP  Bouillante, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:48 UTC-04:00 49 km 53%
GP  Vieux-Habitants, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:45 UTC-04:00 56 km 53%
GP  Baillif, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:45 UTC-04:00 61 km 53%
GP  Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:47 UTC-04:00 64 km 53%
GP  Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:50 UTC-04:00 63 km 53%
GP  Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:05 UTC-04:00 32 km 67%
GP  Gourbeyre, Guadeloupe total - 14:31:50 UTC-04:00 66 km 53%
GP  Lamentin, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:10 UTC-04:00 42 km 62%
GP  Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:10 UTC-04:00 52 km 60%
GP  Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:15 UTC-04:00 44 km 62%
GP  Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:06 UTC-04:00 68 km 55%
GP  Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:19 UTC-04:00 50 km 53%
GP  Port-Louis, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:27 UTC-04:00 32 km 60%
GP  Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:32 UTC-04:00 28 km 51%
GP  Les Abymes, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:23 UTC-04:00 48 km 63%
GP  Le Gosier, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:22 UTC-04:00 55 km 53%
GP  Petit-Canal, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:30 UTC-04:00 38 km 60%
GP  Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:35 UTC-04:00 59 km 49%
GP  Le Moule, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:43 UTC-04:00 50 km 51%
GP  Saint-François, Guadeloupe total - 14:32:48 UTC-04:00 61 km 51%