PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSESan Salvador, El SalvadorSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-6
83.3%
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 28m. All times are local, in UTC-6.
09:58 MAX 11:40 13:26
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 09:58 | 56° SE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 11:40 | 68° S |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 13:26 | 56° SW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 68° above the horizon to the south — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from San Salvador. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 83.3% 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 357 km to the north-east of San Salvador and was 185 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:47
- SUNSET
- 17:38
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 51m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:59
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 83.3%
- COORDINATES
- 13.692° N, 89.218° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 185 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.8820
- 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 SALVADOR
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over San Salvador has coming, soonest first.