PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGBishkek, KyrgyzstanTuesday 25 October 2022 · times in UTC+6
69.8%
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 18:04, with the Sun still 69.8% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 13m. All times are local, in UTC+6.
16:25 MAX 17:34 18:38
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 16:25 | 16° SW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:34 | 4° WSW |
| SUNSET 18:04 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 18:38 | BELOW HORIZON7° 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 4° 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 Bishkek. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 69.8% 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 Bishkek or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:26
- SUNSET
- 18:04
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 38m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:33
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 69.8%
- COORDINATES
- 42.874° N, 74.57° E
- SAROS
- 124 · no. 57
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7631
- 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 BISHKEK
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Bishkek has coming, soonest first.