PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGMid-Atlantic (Azores), PortugalMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC+0
61.9%
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 20:12, with the Sun still 61.9% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 1h 46m. All times are local, in UTC+0.
19:05 MAX 20:00 20:51
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 19:05 | 12° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 20:00 | 2° W |
| SUNSET 20:12 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 20:51 | BELOW HORIZON8° 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 2° 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 Mid-Atlantic (Azores). The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 61.9% 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?
The path passed 1,163 km to the north of Mid-Atlantic (Azores) and was 145 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:16
- SUNSET
- 20:12
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 55m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:39
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 61.9%
- COORDINATES
- 37.741° N, 25.669° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 145 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6905
- 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 MID-ATLANTIC (AZORES)
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Mid-Atlantic (Azores) has coming, soonest first.