TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMontreal, CanadaMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-4
1m 21s
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 40° UP 81 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 22m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
14:14 MAX 15:27 16:36
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 14:14 | 48° SSW |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 15:26 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 15:27 | 40° SW |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 15:28 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 16:36 | 29° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was only 40° above the horizon to the south-west, so an open view in that direction was needed.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Montreal. 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?
Montreal lay inside the path, 81 km from its centre line. The path was 174 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:20
- SUNSET
- 19:32
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 12m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:02
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 45.502° N, 73.567° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 174 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0019
- 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 MONTREAL
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Montreal has coming, soonest first.