PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEDili, Timor-LesteThursday 20 April 2023 · times in UTC+8
97.8%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun went. The light weakened and cooled noticeably, shadows sharpened, and the temperature dropped — but it did not get dark, and the remaining sliver was still blinding.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 3h 10m. All times are local, in UTC+8.
10:43 MAX 12:18 13:53
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 10:43 | 66° NE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 12:18 | 68° NNW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 13:53 | 51° WNW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 68° above the horizon to the north-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Dili. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
With 97.8% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakened and cooled, shadows grew sharp-edged, and the temperature dropped. Gaps between leaves projected rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun stayed dangerous to look at throughout.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Dili fell just outside the path, which passed 98 km to the south-east and was 49 km wide. A short journey in that direction would have reached it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:40
- SUNSET
- 17:33
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 53m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:54
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 97.8%
- COORDINATES
- 8.556° S, 125.56° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 49 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,170 km/h
- SAROS
- 129 · no. 49
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9802
- GAMMA
- -0.3952
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM DILI
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Dili has coming, soonest first.