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October 23, 2014 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Los Angeles, CA, USA

Oct 23, 2014 at 3:28 pm
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Los Angeles, California
Began: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Maximum: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 3:28 pm 0.452 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 4:39 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 31 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 23, 2014 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Los Angeles

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Los Angeles. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PDT) for Los Angeles.

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

14:08:11

Thu, Oct 23

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

210°
39.4°
Partial Solar Eclipse

15:28:03

Thu, Oct 23

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

230°
28.8°
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:39:40

Thu, Oct 23

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

243°
16.7°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 67.6 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Los Angeles. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Oct 23)

In the past, this day was cloudy 39% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Los Angeles

Eclipse Visibility From Los AngelesVisibility Worldwide
Jun 26, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 20–21, 2010 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 20, 2012 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 4, 2012 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 5, 2012 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 24, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 18, 2013 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 14–15, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 8, 2014 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 23, 2014 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Apr 4, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 27, 2015 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 2016 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 10, 2017 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 31, 2018 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20, 2019 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 11, 2019 Mercury TransitMercury Transit

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