PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGTarawa, KiribatiThursday 20 April 2023 · times in UTC+12
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.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset was at 18:31, with the Sun still 88.7% covered. Everything after that happened below the horizon.02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 13m. All times are local, in UTC+12.
16:42 MAX 17:53 18:55
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 16:42 | 26° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:53 | 9° WNW |
| SUNSET 18:31 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 18:55 | BELOW HORIZON7° 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 9° 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 Tarawa. 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?
The path passed 332 km to the north of Tarawa and was 3 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:22
- SUNSET
- 18:31
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 09m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:52
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 88.7%
- COORDINATES
- 1.328° N, 172.978° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 3 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,170 km/h
- SAROS
- 129 · no. 49
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9116
- GAMMA
- -0.3952
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM TARAWA
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Tarawa has coming, soonest first.