PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSECaracas, VenezuelaSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-4
60.9%
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.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 3h 15m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
12:56 MAX 14:39 16:11
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 12:56 | 69° SSW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 14:39 | 49° WSW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 16:11 | 28° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 49° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Caracas. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 60.9% 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?
The path passed 1,212 km to the south-west of Caracas and was 203 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:16
- SUNSET
- 18:10
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 55m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:32
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 60.9%
- COORDINATES
- 10.481° N, 66.904° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 203 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6970
- 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 Caracas has coming, soonest first.