PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGKabul, AfghanistanTuesday 25 October 2022 · times in UTC+4:30
57.8%
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.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset was at 17:07, with the Sun still 57.8% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 12m. All times are local, in UTC+4:30.
15:07 MAX 16:16 17:19
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 15:07 | 22° WSW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 16:16 | 9° WSW |
| SUNSET 17:07 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 17:19 | BELOW HORIZON3° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 9° above the horizon to the west — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Kabul. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 57.8% 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?
This eclipse was partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passed above or below the planet entirely, so there was no path of totality to travel to, from Kabul or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:06
- SUNSET
- 17:07
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 00m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:32
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 57.8%
- COORDINATES
- 34.556° N, 69.208° E
- SAROS
- 124 · no. 57
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6636
- GAMMA
- 1.0701
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM KABUL
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Kabul has coming, soonest first.