PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEWhitehorse, CanadaSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-7
51.6%
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 2h 11m. All times are local, in UTC-7.
08:20 MAX 09:23 10:31
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:52 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 08:20 | BELOW HORIZON3° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 09:23 | 4° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 10:31 | 11° SE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun was just 4° above the horizon to the south-east — low enough to need a clear, flat horizon, over water or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Whitehorse. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
A distinct bite was taken out of the Sun, reaching 51.6% 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 1,431 km to the south of Whitehorse and was 238 km wide. Only inside it was the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 08:38
- SUNSET
- 18:52
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 14m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:35
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 51.6%
- COORDINATES
- 60.721° N, 135.057° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 238 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6191
- 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 WHITEHORSE
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Whitehorse has coming, soonest first.