PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPanama City, PanamaSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-5
90.2%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun went. The light weakened and cooled noticeably, shadows sharpened, and the temperature dropped — but it did not get dark, and the remaining sliver was still blinding.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 3h 31m. All times are local, in UTC-5.
11:26 MAX 13:13 14:56
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 11:26 | 70° SSE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 13:13 | 66° SW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 14:56 | 44° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 66° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Panama City. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
With 90.2% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakened and cooled, shadows grew sharp-edged, and the temperature dropped. Gaps between leaves projected rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun stayed dangerous to look at throughout.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Panama City fell just outside the path, which passed 127 km to the south-west and was 191 km wide. A short journey in that direction would have reached it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:05
- SUNSET
- 18:02
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 56m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:23
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 90.2%
- COORDINATES
- 8.984° N, 79.522° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 191 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9442
- GAMMA
- 0.3754
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM PANAMA CITY
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Panama City has coming, soonest first.