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What Will The 1998 Solar Eclipse

Look Like From Your City?

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Partial phases of the solar eclipse of 1998 February 26 will be visible from the United States and eastern Canada, Mexico, Central America and the northern half of South America (See: Map for 1998 February 26).

The following table lists times* and local circumstances** at maximum eclipse for a number of cities in the United States and Canada. Cities are listed alphabetically by state (or province) first, then city name. Click on a city of your choice and get a preview of how maximum eclipse will appear. Each eclipse GIF is only 11 kBytes in size, so access time should be fast!

* Times listed are in Universal Time. To convert to local time, see 1998 Eclipse Time Zones.

** Mag. = Eclipse Magnitude or fraction of Sun's diameter eclipsed by the Moon.
** Alt. = Altitude of Sun and Maximum Eclipse.

If you find problems with any of the links on this page, kindly bring them to the attention of Fred Espenak (espenak@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov).

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United States

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                                                        Duration
                         Eclipse U.T. of                Partial
 City Name                 Type  Maximum    Mag.   Alt. Eclipse



Birmingham, Alabama P 17:51:39 0.228 48° 01h50m -
Mobile, Alabama P 17:46:21 0.276 50° 02h01m -
Montgomery, Alabama P 17:51:55 0.259 49° 01h57m -
Mesa, Arizona P 16:55:10 0.020 33° 00h32m -
Phoenix, Arizona P 16:54:44 0.019 32° 00h31m -
Tucson, Arizona P 16:55:07 0.048 34° 00h49m -
Little Rock, Arkansas P 17:40:02 0.141 46° 01h28m -
San Diego, California P 16:44:36 0.016 28° 00h27m -
Bridgeport, Connecticut P 18:21:17 0.217 37° 01h38m -
Hartford, Connecticut P 18:22:05 0.210 36° 01h36m -
New Haven, Connecticut P 18:21:42 0.218 37° 01h38m -
Dover, Delaware P 18:17:11 0.237 40° 01h44m -
Washington, DC P 18:14:25 0.225 41° 01h42m -
Jacksonville, Florida P 18:01:01 0.365 51° 02h14m -
Miami, Florida P 18:00:50 0.496 55° 02h32m -
Orlando, Florida P 18:00:20 0.412 52° 02h21m -
Pensacola, Florida P 17:48:05 0.292 51° 02h04m -
St. Petersburg, Florida P 17:56:40 0.413 54° 02h23m -
Sarasota, Florida P 17:56:37 0.425 54° 02h24m -
Tallahassee, Florida P 17:55:06 0.329 51° 02h09m -
Tampa, Florida P 17:57:19 0.412 53° 02h22m -
West Palm Beach, Florida P 18:01:55 0.475 54° 02h29m -
Atlanta, Georgia P 17:57:16 0.252 48° 01h54m - Duration Eclipse U.T. of Partial City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse
Chicago, Illinois P 17:55:12 0.049 40° 00h51m -
Peoria, Illinois P 17:50:36 0.051 40° 00h52m -
Rockford, Illinois P 17:52:38 0.027 39° 00h38m -
Springfield, Illinois P 17:49:58 0.068 41° 01h00m -
Fort Wayne, Indiana P 17:59:49 0.089 40° 01h08m -
Indianapolis, Indiana P 17:57:07 0.105 42° 01h14m -
Topeka, Kansas P 17:36:30 0.025 40° 00h37m -
Wichita, Kansas P 17:31:31 0.035 41° 00h44m -
Frankfort, Kentucky P 17:58:55 0.150 43° 01h28m -
Lexington, Kentucky P 17:59:37 0.157 43° 01h30m -
Louisville, Kentucky P 17:57:07 0.140 43° 01h25m -
Baton Rouge, Louisiana P 17:38:31 0.245 50° 01h55m -
New Orleans, Louisiana P 17:40:41 0.268 51° 02h00m -
Shreveport, Louisiana P 17:34:22 0.173 47° 01h38m -
Augusta, Maine P 18:26:10 0.184 33° 01h28m -
Annapolis, Maryland P 18:15:26 0.230 41° 01h43m -
Baltimore, Maryland P 18:15:17 0.221 40° 01h41m -
Boston, Massachusetts P 18:24:35 0.215 35° 01h36m -
Springfield, Massachuset P 18:22:17 0.204 36° 01h34m -
Worcester, Massachusetts P 18:23:26 0.208 36° 01h35m -
Detroit, Michigan P 18:04:13 0.086 39° 01h06m -
Flint, Michigan P 18:03:15 0.066 38° 00h58m -
Grand Rapids, Michigan P 17:59:32 0.048 38° 00h49m -
Lansing, Michigan P 18:01:33 0.064 39° 00h57m -
Saginaw, Michigan P 18:02:55 0.056 38° 00h53m -
Jackson, Mississippi P 17:42:41 0.216 48° 01h48m -
Jefferson City, Missouri P 17:43:39 0.067 42° 01h00m -
Kansas City, Missouri P 17:38:55 0.034 41° 00h43m -
St. Louis, Missouri P 17:47:58 0.085 42° 01h08m - Duration Eclipse U.T. of Partial City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse
Concord, New Hampshire P 18:23:45 0.191 35° 01h30m -
Newark, New Jersey P 18:19:40 0.217 38° 01h38m -
Trenton, New Jersey P 18:18:40 0.222 39° 01h40m -
Albuquerque, New Mexico P 17:08:01 0.015 36° 00h28m -
Albany, New York P 18:20:22 0.179 36° 01h29m -
Buffalo, New York P 18:11:51 0.119 38° 01h15m -
New York, New York P 18:19:55 0.219 38° 01h39m -
Rochester, New York P 18:14:03 0.127 37° 01h17m -
Syracuse, New York P 18:16:29 0.145 37° 01h22m -
Charlotte, N. Carolina P 18:05:44 0.262 46° 01h53m -
Greensboro, N. Carolina P 18:08:13 0.255 45° 01h51m -
Raleigh, N. Carolina P 18:10:26 0.277 44° 01h55m -
Winston-Salem, N. C. P 18:07:19 0.249 45° 01h50m -
Akron, Ohio P 18:06:42 0.128 40° 01h20m -
Cincinnati, Ohio P 18:00:15 0.135 42° 01h23m -
Cleveland, Ohio P 18:06:30 0.118 40° 01h16m -
Columbus, Ohio P 18:03:30 0.135 41° 01h23m -
Dayton, Ohio P 18:00:55 0.125 42° 01h20m -
Toledo, Ohio P 18:03:03 0.095 40° 01h09m -
Youngstown, Ohio P 18:08:20 0.137 40° 01h22m -
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma P 17:28:44 0.076 43° 01h05m -
Tulsa, Oklahoma P 17:32:56 0.077 43° 01h05m -
Allentown, Pennsylvania P 18:17:24 0.205 39° 01h37m -
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania P 18:14:57 0.196 40° 01h36m -
Philadelphia, Penn. P 18:17:56 0.223 39° 01h40m -
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania P 18:09:22 0.158 40° 01h28m -
Scranton, Pennsylvania P 18:17:13 0.185 38° 01h32m -
Providence, Rhode Island P 18:24:06 0.223 36° 01h38m -
Charleston, S. Carolina P 18:06:22 0.330 48° 02h06m -
Columbia, S. Carolina P 18:04:41 0.287 47° 01h59m -
Greenville, S. Carolina P 18:02:18 0.252 46° 01h52m - Duration Eclipse U.T. of Partial City Name Type Maximum Mag. Alt. Eclipse
Chattanooga, Tennessee P 17:56:06 0.213 46° 01h45m -
Knoxville, Tennessee P 17:59:40 0.209 45° 01h43m -
Memphis, Tennessee P 17:45:34 0.157 46° 01h32m -
Nashville, Tennessee P 17:53:36 0.172 45° 01h35m -
Austin, Texas P 17:22:02 0.180 46° 01h40m -
Beaumont, Texas P 17:30:48 0.221 49° 01h50m -
Corpus Christi, Texas P 17:19:39 0.238 48° 01h54m -
Dallas, Texas P 17:27:20 0.137 45° 01h27m -
El Paso, Texas P 17:03:37 0.081 38° 01h06m -
Fort Worth, Texas P 17:26:00 0.133 45° 01h26m -
Houston, Texas P 17:27:18 0.215 48° 01h49m -
Laredo, Texas P 17:14:08 0.224 47° 01h50m -
San Antonio, Texas P 17:19:06 0.192 46° 01h43m -
Montpelier, Vermont P 18:22:04 0.157 34° 01h23m -
Newport News, Virginia P 18:14:59 0.273 42° 01h52m -
Norfolk, Virginia P 18:15:18 0.281 43° 01h53m -
Richmond, Virginia P 18:13:19 0.250 42° 01h48m -
Virginia Beach, Virginia P 18:15:53 0.285 42° 01h54m -
Charleston, W. Virginia P 18:05:33 0.184 43° 01h36m -
Milwaukee, Wisconsin P 17:55:19 0.024 38° 00h36m -

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Canada

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                                                        Duration
                         Eclipse U.T. of                Partial
 City Name                 Type  Maximum    Mag.   Alt. Eclipse



Fredericton, New Bruns. P 18:29:55 0.179 30° 01h24m -
Saint John's, Newfound. P 18:43:56 0.268 21° 01h33m -
Halifax, Nova Scotia P 18:34:15 0.239 30° 01h35m -
Etobicoke, Ontario P 18:10:45 0.097 37° 01h08m -
Hamilton, Ontario P 18:10:12 0.102 38° 01h10m -
Kitchener, Ontario P 18:09:07 0.091 37° 01h06m -
London, Ontario P 18:07:42 0.093 38° 01h07m -
Mississauga, Ontario P 18:10:39 0.097 37° 01h08m -
North York, Ontario P 18:11:01 0.096 37° 01h08m -
Ottawa, Ontario P 18:17:09 0.100 34° 01h08m -
St. Catharines, Ontario P 18:11:14 0.110 37° 01h12m -
Scarborough, Ontario P 18:11:16 0.098 37° 01h08m -
Toronto, Ontario P 18:11:04 0.098 37° 01h09m -
Windsor, Ontario P 18:04:16 0.087 39° 01h06m -
Charlottetown, P.E.I. P 18:34:09 0.207 28° 01h28m -
Laval, Quebec P 18:20:07 0.116 34° 01h12m -
Montreal, Quebec P 18:20:24 0.120 34° 01h13m -
Quebec, Quebec P 18:23:31 0.116 31° 01h10m -

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Last revised: 1997 July 30 - F. Espenak