Annular Solar Eclipse of September 23, 1987
On September 23, 1987, a annular solar eclipse traces a path crossing China, reaching greatest eclipse at 2:59 AM UTC.
- Greatest eclipse
- 2:59 AM UTC
- Duration
- 3m 49s
- Path width
- 137 km
- Greatest-eclipse location
- 14.3°N, 138.4°E
- Magnitude
- 0.9634
- Saros series
- 134
Major cities in the path
| City | Country | Phase | Duration | Begins (UTC) |
|---|
| Shanghai | China | Annular | 2m 33s | 2:05 AM UTC |
| Urumqi | China | Annular | 2m 56s | 1:23 AM UTC |
| Taiyuan | China | Annular | 1m 06s | 1:46 AM UTC |
| Zaozhuang | China | Annular | 3m 03s | 1:54 AM UTC |
| Xuzhou | China | Annular | 3m 26s | 1:54 AM UTC |
| Shuyang | China | Annular | 3m 05s | 1:57 AM UTC |
| Handan | China | Annular | 3m 07s | 1:49 AM UTC |
| Heze | China | Annular | 3m 21s | 1:51 AM UTC |
| Huaiyin | China | Annular | 3m 44s | 1:58 AM UTC |
| Jining | China | Annular | 3m 16s | 1:52 AM UTC |
| Xinyi | China | Annular | 3m 08s | 1:56 AM UTC |
| Nantong | China | Annular | 3m 39s | 2:02 AM UTC |
Nearby cities with a deep partial eclipse
| City | Country | Max. obscuration |
|---|
| Huaibei | China | 95.7% |
| Xiangtai | China | 95.5% |
| Wuxi | China | 95.5% |
| Zhenjiang | China | 95.5% |
| Changzhou | China | 95.4% |
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