December 25, 2038 Total Solar Eclipse in Cape Howe, Victoria, Australia

Dec 26, 2038 at 11:28 am

Max View in Cape Howe, Victoria

Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Solar Eclipse in Cape Howe, Victoria
Begins:	Sun, Dec 26, 2038 at 10:08 am
Maximum:	Sun, Dec 26, 2038 at 11:28 am 1.010 Magnitude
Ends:	Sun, Dec 26, 2038 at 12:55 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 47 minutes
Totality:	2 minutes, 6 seconds
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 26, 2038 — Total Solar Eclipse — Cape Howe

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Sun, Dec 26, 2038 at 10:03 am AEDT

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
10:08:06 Sun, Dec 26	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	81°	50.8°
11:27:02 Sun, Dec 26	Totality begins The moment the edge of the Moon covers all of the Sun is called second contact.	61°	65.7°
11:28:05 Sun, Dec 26	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	61°	65.9°
11:29:08 Sun, Dec 26	Totality ends The moment the edge of the Moon exposes the Sun is called third contact.	60°	66.0°
12:55:05 Sun, Dec 26	Partial eclipse ends The moment the edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun is called fourth contact.	4°	75.8°

* 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 72.5 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

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

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 62% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cape Howe

Eclipse Visibility From Cape Howe		Visibility Worldwide
	Jun 16, 2030 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 25, 2030 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jun 5, 2031 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 30, 2031 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 25–26, 2032 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Cape Howe, or the path map image for global details.