Q&A: How many solar ecliples in Miami since 1960?

Question by Dan in Miami: How many solar ecliples in Miami since 1960?
I'm talking total eclipse or near total solar, visible from Miami, not Mexico or Canada, MIAMI, since 1960?


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Answer by imdashtiMiami witnessed 21 solar eclipses since 1960, all of which were seen as partial eclipses. The greatest eclipse was around noon of 7 March 1970 when the eclipse observed was at 83%. In fact, the total eclipse was so close it was seen in Florida in places such as Lake City, Live Oak and Perry. Here's a list of all 21 elipses witnessed in Miami since 1960 along with percentage of eclipse observed:

1. At sunrise of 31 July 1962 (11%)
2. Afternoon of 20 July 1963 (38%)
3. Early morning of 12 November 1966 (2%)
4. Afternoon of 11 September 1969 (9%)
5. Around noon of 7 March 1970 (83%)
6. Afternoon of 10 July 1972 (29%)
7. At sunrise of 30 June 1973 (less than 1%)
8. Early morning of 24 December 1973 (39%)
9. Morning of 13 December 1974 (25%)
10. Afternoon of 12 October 1977 (32%)
11. Around noon of 26 Febuary 1979 (32%)
12. Afternoon of 10 August 1980 (1%)
13. Around noon of 30 May 1984 (66%)
14. Afternoon of 3 October 1986 (31%)
15. Afternoon of 11 July 1991 (43%)
16. Around noon of 10 May 1994 (40%)
17. Early afternoon of 29 April 1995 (5%)
18. Around noon of 26 February 1998 (39%)
19. Around noon of 25 December 2000 (20%)
20. Close to sunset of 14 December 2001 (53%)
21. Afternoon of 8 April 2005 (35%)

The last total eclipse seen in Miami was close to sunset of 21 February 1803, but since then four eclipses came close to total eclipse in December 1825 (97%), April 1846 (91%), July 1878 (93%) and June 1918 (95%). The next total eclipse in Miami will be in August 2045. Until then, Miami will see 11 partial eclipses, the greatest of which will be in January 2038 at 81%. Within the next decade, the city will witness three partial solar eclipse at sunrise of 3 Novemebr 2013 (34%), close to sunset of 23 October 2014 (5%) and in early afternoon of 21 August 2017 (78%).

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