TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEAustin, United StatesMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-5
1m 45s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Sun disappeared completely. The corona came out around a black disc, bright stars and planets appeared, and the horizon glowed like sunset in every direction at once.
100% COVERED SUN 67° UP 89 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 41m. All times are local, in UTC-5.
12:17 MAX 13:37 14:58
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 12:17 | 61° SE |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 13:36 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 13:37 | 67° S |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 13:37 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 14:58 | 60° SW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 67° above the horizon to the south — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Austin. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
The Sun disappeared entirely. For those few minutes the corona stood out around a black disc, bright stars and planets came out, and the horizon took on the colours of a sunset in every direction at once. It was not a deeper version of a partial eclipse; it was a different event, and the difference arrived in the last few seconds.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Austin lay inside the path, 89 km from its centre line. The path was 193 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:11
- SUNSET
- 19:54
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 43m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:18
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 30.267° N, 97.743° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 193 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0023
- GAMMA
- 0.3430
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM AUSTIN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Austin has coming, soonest first.