PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGRecife, BrazilSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-3
87.1%
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 17:13, with the Sun still 87.1% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 21m. All times are local, in UTC-3.
15:31 MAX 16:47 17:52
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 15:31 | 24° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 16:47 | 6° W |
| SUNSET 17:13 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 17:52 | BELOW HORIZON10° 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 6° 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 Recife. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 87.1% 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?
Recife fell just outside the path, which passed 187 km to the north and was 237 km wide. A short journey in that direction would have reached it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 04:57
- SUNSET
- 17:13
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 16m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:34
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 87.1%
- COORDINATES
- 8.048° S, 34.877° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 237 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9224
- 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 RECIFE
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Recife has coming, soonest first.