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The other explanation is that people just assumed that the day when it went dark was when Jesus died since the news maybe came to after both events.
Like "Oh, shit, I knew something bad happened that day" when they hear about when Jesus died and it slowly morphed into the main narrative.
Humanity covered a larger area than an eclipse covers even back then. Perhaps localized cultures like around Jerusalem would've had such talk, but not ... most people.
Jesus time Christianity was pretty much confined to that area. It was very early on in the exponential growth curve. The circumcision requirement was not removed which really slowed things down.
So, good for the Christians, bad for people outside of the area believing them on that point.