TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEIndianapolis, United StatesMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-4
3m 49s
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 53° UP 29 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 33m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
13:50 MAX 15:08 16:23
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 13:50 | 58° S |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 15:06 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 15:08 | 53° SW |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 15:09 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 16:23 | 42° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 53° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Indianapolis. 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?
Indianapolis lay inside the path, 29 km from its centre line. The path was 183 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:16
- SUNSET
- 20:16
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 00m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:43
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 39.769° N, 86.158° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 183 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0183
- GAMMA
- 0.3430
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 Indianapolis has coming, soonest first.