PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSESan Jose, Costa RicaSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-6
88.7%
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 31m. All times are local, in UTC-6.
10:15 MAX 12:00 13:46
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 10:15 | 65° SE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 12:00 | 69° SSW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 13:46 | 50° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 69° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from San Jose. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 88.7% 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?
San Jose fell just outside the path, which passed 185 km to the north-east and was 188 km wide. A short journey in that direction would have reached it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:24
- SUNSET
- 17:19
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 55m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:41
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 88.7%
- COORDINATES
- 9.928° N, 84.091° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 188 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9287
- 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 SAN JOSE
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over San Jose has coming, soonest first.