March 7, 1951 Partial Solar Eclipse in Raines Point, Tasmania, Australia

Mar 8, 1951 at 5:15 am

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Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Raines Point, Tasmania
Began:	Thu, Mar 8, 1951 at 4:59 am
Maximum:	Thu, Mar 8, 1951 at 5:15 am 0.635 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, Mar 8, 1951 at 6:12 am
Duration:	1 hour, 14 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 8, 1951 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Raines Point

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
04:20:25 Thu, Mar 8	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	109°	-6.2°
04:59:18 Thu, Mar 8	Sunrise The sun is rising.	100°	-0.1°
05:15:04 Thu, Mar 8	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden. The Sun is close to the horizon, we recommend going to a higher point.	97°	1.8°
06:12:56 Thu, Mar 8	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the E.	86°	9.7°

* 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 29.4 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.

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Mar 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 93% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Raines Point

Eclipse Visibility From Raines Point		Visibility Worldwide
	Apr 3, 1950 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 8, 1951 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Mar 23, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 15–16, 1951 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 6, 1952 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 26–27, 1953 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 5, 1954 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Jan 8–9, 1955 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 5–6, 1955 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 30, 1955 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	May 24–25, 1956 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 18, 1956 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 6, 1957 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	May 14, 1957 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 23, 1957 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Nov 7–8, 1957 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 3–4, 1958 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 27–28, 1958 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 25, 1959 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 8, 1959 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
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