PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPort-au-Prince, HaitiSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-4
54%
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.
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 3h 16m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
12:26 MAX 14:07 15:42
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 12:26 | 63° S |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 14:07 | 55° SW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 15:42 | 36° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 55° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Port-au-Prince. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 54% 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 1,407 km to the south-west of Port-au-Prince and was 188 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:42
- SUNSET
- 18:27
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 45m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:49
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 54%
- COORDINATES
- 18.594° N, 72.307° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 188 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6377
- 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 PORT-AU-PRINCE
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Port-au-Prince has coming, soonest first.