TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEAlbuquerque, United StatesSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-6
4m 49s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Moon crossed the centre of the Sun but was too far away to cover it, so a complete ring of sunlight remained. It never went dark, and it was never safe to look without a filter.
89.6% COVERED SUN 36° UP 15 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 56m. All times are local, in UTC-6.
09:13 MAX 10:36 12:09
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 09:13 | 23° ESE |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 10:34 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 10:36 | 36° SE |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 10:39 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 12:09 | 45° SSE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was only 36° above the horizon to the south-east, so an open view in that direction was needed.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Albuquerque. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
At maximum the Moon sat wholly inside the Sun's disc and left a complete ring of sunlight. There was no corona and no darkness — the remaining ring was still far too bright to look at — but the light went strange and flat, and shadows sharpened.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Albuquerque lay inside the path, 15 km from its centre line. The path was 200 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:11
- SUNSET
- 18:33
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 21m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:58
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 89.6%
- COORDINATES
- 35.084° N, 106.651° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 200 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9703
- GAMMA
- 0.3754
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
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What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Albuquerque has coming, soonest first.