PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGAlmaty, KazakhstanTuesday 25 October 2022 · times in UTC+6
69.9%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite was taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changed, so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset was at 17:54, with the Sun still 69.9% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 11m. All times are local, in UTC+6.
16:26 MAX 17:35 18:37
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 16:26 | 14° WSW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:35 | 2° WSW |
| SUNSET 17:54 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 18:37 | BELOW HORIZON9° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 2° above the horizon to the west — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Almaty. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 69.9% at maximum. Daylight barely changed — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this was an eclipse you had to know about in advance to notice. Anyone watching needed a filter; the remaining Sun was as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
This eclipse was partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passed above or below the planet entirely, so there was no path of totality to travel to, from Almaty or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:18
- SUNSET
- 17:54
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 36m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:23
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 69.9%
- COORDINATES
- 43.238° N, 76.889° E
- SAROS
- 124 · no. 57
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7634
- GAMMA
- 1.0701
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM ALMATY
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Almaty has coming, soonest first.