PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBridgetown, BarbadosSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-4
45%
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.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 57m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
13:15 MAX 14:49 16:12
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 13:15 | 59° SW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 14:49 | 39° WSW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 16:12 | 20° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was only 39° above the horizon to the west, so an open view in that direction was needed.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Bridgetown. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 45% 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?
The path passed 1,893 km to the south-west of Bridgetown and was 212 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:48
- SUNSET
- 17:40
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 51m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:01
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 45%
- COORDINATES
- 13.098° N, 59.617° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 212 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.5592
- 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.
NEXT FROM BRIDGETOWN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Bridgetown has coming, soonest first.