TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEExmouth, AustraliaThursday 20 April 2023 · times in UTC+8
56s
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 54° UP 11 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 58m. All times are local, in UTC+8.
10:04 MAX 11:30 13:02
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 10:04 | 43° NE |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 11:29 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 11:30 | 54° NNE |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 11:30 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 13:02 | 55° NNW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 54° above the horizon to the north — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Exmouth. 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?
Exmouth lay inside the path, 11 km from its centre line. The path was 42 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:37
- SUNSET
- 18:07
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 30m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:30
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 21.933° S, 114.128° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 42 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,170 km/h
- SAROS
- 129 · no. 49
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0032
- 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 EXMOUTH
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Exmouth has coming, soonest first.