TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMazatlan, MexicoMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-7
4m 17s
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 69° UP 26 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 41m. All times are local, in UTC-7.
09:51 MAX 11:09 12:32
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 09:51 | 54° ESE |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 11:07 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 11:09 | 69° SE |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 11:11 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 12:32 | 73° SSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 69° above the horizon to the south-east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Mazatlan. 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?
Mazatlan lay inside the path, 26 km from its centre line. The path was 199 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:50
- SUNSET
- 18:24
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 34m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:47
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 23.249° N, 106.411° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 199 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0208
- 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.
NEXT FROM MAZATLAN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Mazatlan has coming, soonest first.