TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSETorreon, MexicoMonday 8 April 2024 · times in UTC-6
4m 10s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Sun disappeared completely. The corona came out around a black disc, bright stars and planets appeared, and the horizon glowed like sunset in every direction at once.
100% COVERED SUN 70° UP 37 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 2h 42m. All times are local, in UTC-6.
10:59 MAX 12:19 13:41
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 10:59 | 57° ESE |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 12:16 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 12:19 | 70° SSE |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 12:21 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 13:41 | 69° SSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 70° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky would do.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Torreon. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
The Sun disappeared entirely. For those few minutes the corona stood out around a black disc, bright stars and planets came out, and the horizon took on the colours of a sunset in every direction at once. It was not a deeper version of a partial eclipse; it was a different event, and the difference arrived in the last few seconds.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
Torreon lay inside the path, 37 km from its centre line. The path was 197 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:37
- SUNSET
- 19:13
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 37m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:37
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 25.543° N, 103.407° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 197 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,523 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 33
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0178
- GAMMA
- 0.3430
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM TORREON
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Torreon has coming, soonest first.