Right now we are getting ready for the coming “Ningaloo Eclipse” a rare hybrid solar eclipse in the southern hemisphere, of which will be visible near Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the south Pacific–with areas of partiality visible from the southern Pacific, southeast Asia, East Indies, Australia, Philippines. New Zealand–later, Thursday, April 20, in a few hours. This is the first solar eclipse for this year, in 2023. It will be considered a hybrid solar eclipse because the eclipse looks like annular or a total depending on the observer’s location along the central eclipse path. What makes the rare occasion even more spectacular, is the effect of the Earth’s curvature brings some sections of the eclipse path into the Moon’s umbra, the darkest part of its shadow that creates total solar eclipses, while other areas will remain outside the umbra’s reach, causing an annular eclipse. The path of this hybrid solar eclipse is not visible at all from anywhere near the United States.
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April 20th Solar Eclipse Information:
“Ningaloo Eclipse” Hybrid Solar Eclipse – 04/20/23 | |
MAXIMUM DURATION – 06:25:04 | |
Global Event: Hybrid Solar Eclipse | |
Local Type: | Hybrid Solar Eclipse, in Australia, S. Pacific, into South America |
Partiality Begins: | Apr 19 at 8:34:26 pm |
Totality Begins: | Apr 19 at 9:37:08 pm |
Maximum: | Apr 19 at 11:16:53 pm – 1.0132 Magnitude: 76 Seconds: 9.6°S 125.8°E |
Totality Ends: | Apr 20 at 12:56:43 am |
Partiality Ends: | Apr 20 at 1:59:22 am |
Total Span: | PENUMBRAL = 03:19:35, TOTAL EVENT = 06:25:04 |
Times CDST Information courtesy of timeanddate.com
Future Solar Eclipse Information:
Solar Eclipse Information: 2023 – 2031 |
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Calendar Date (Map Link) |
TD of Greatest Eclipse (Animation Link) |
Eclipse Type Map Link) |
Saros Series (Link) |
Eclipse Magnitude |
Central Duration (Path Table Link) |
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
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04/20/2023 | 04:17:55 | Hybrid | 129 | 1.013 | 01m16s | S.E. Asia, E. Indies, Australia, Philippines, New Zealand [Hybrid: Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea] | |
10/14/2023 | 18:00:40 | Annular | 134 | 0.952 | 05m17s | North America, Central America, South America [Annular: W. U.S., Central America, Colombia, Brazil] | |
04/08/2024 | 18:18:29 | Total | 139 | 1.057 | 04m28s | North America, Central America [Total: Mexico, C. U.S., E. Canada] |
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10/02/2024 | 18:46:13 | Annular | 144 | 0.933 | 07m25s | Pacific, S. South America [Annular: S. Chile, S. Argentina] |
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03/29/2025 | 10:48:36 | Partial | 149 | 0.938 | – | N.W. Africa, Europe, N. Russia | |
09/21/2025 | 19:43:04 | Partial | 154 | 0.855 | – | S. Pacific, New Zealand, Antarctica | |
02/17/2026 | 12:13:05 | Annular | 121 | 0.963 | 02m20s | S. Argentina & Chile, S. Africa, Antarctica [Annular: Antarctica] | |
08/12/2026 | 17:47:05 | Total | 126 | 1.039 | 02m18s | N. North America, W. Africa, Europe [Total: Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain] |
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02/06/2027 | 16:00:47 | Annular | 131 | 0.928 | 07m51s | South America, Antarctica, W & S. Africa [Annular: Chile, Argentina, Atlantic] | |
08/02/2027 | 10:07:49 | Total | 136 | 1.079 | 06m23s | Africa, Europe, Mid-East, W. & S. Asia [Total:Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia] | |
01/26/2028 | 15:08:58 | Annular | 141 | 0.921 | 10m27s | E. North America, Central America & South America, W. Europe, N.W. Africa [Annular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal] |
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07/22/2028 | 02:56:39 | Total | 146 | 1.056 | 05m10s | S.E. Asia, E. Indies, Australia, New Zealand [Total: Australia, New Zealand] |
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01/14/2029 | 17:13:47 | Partial | 151 | 0.871 | – | North America, Central America | |
06/12/2029 | 04:06:13 | Partial | 118 | 0.458 | – | Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, N. Asia, N. Canada | |
07/11/2029 | 15:37:18 | Partial | 156 | 0.230 | – | S. Chile, S. Argentina |
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12/05/2029 | 15:03:57 | Partial | 123 | 0.891 | – | S. Argentina, S. Chile, Antarctica | |
06/01/2030 | 06:29:13 | Annular | 128 | 0.944 | 05m21s | Europe, N. Africa, Mid-East, Asia, Arctic, Alaska [Annular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, N. China, Japan] |
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11/25/2030 | 06:51:37 | Total | 133 | 1.047 | 03m44s | S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia, Antarctica [Total: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia] |
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05/21/2031 | 07:16:04 | Annular | 138 | 1.047 | 05m26s | S. Africa, S. Indian Ocean, E. Indies, Australia [Annular: Tansania, India, Malaysia, Indonesia] |
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11/14/2031 | 21:07:31 | Hybrid | 143 | 1.047 | 01m08s | N. Pacific, Aleutians, Hawaii, S. Pacific, N. Pacific, S. America, N. America [Hybrid=Sunrise & Sunset; Total in Middle; Annular: Panama] |
Times UTC Information courtesy of eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
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More information on future solar and lunar eclipses can be found at timeanddate.com.
Information on Partial Solar Eclipse – 04/20/23 on timeanddate.com
And more information on future eclipses, please visit NASA at:
In any solar eclipse, using sunglasses, welding glasses are not rated for viewing. Care for your eyes. Resist the temptation for direct viewing of any annular, partial or total eclipse while not completely blocked by the shadow of the Sun!
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