April 8, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse in Jessiefjellet, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Apr 8, 2024 at 9:19 pm

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Jessiefjellet
Began:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 8:49 pm
Maximum:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 9:19 pm 0.174 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 9:48 pm
Duration:	1 hour
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Jessiefjellet

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Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 8:44 pm CEST

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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
20:49:16 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.	294°	3.3°
21:19:14 Mon, Apr 8	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.	301°	2.0°
21:48:57 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to the NW for the best view of the eclipse.	308°	1.0°

Phase

Time

Event

Direction

Altitude

20:49:16

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

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

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.

294°

3.3°

21:19:14

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

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

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.

301°

2.0°

21:48:57

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

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

Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to the NW for the best view of the eclipse.

308°

1.0°

* 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 69.2 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 looked 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 (Apr 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 86% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Jessiefjellet

Eclipse Visibility From Jessiefjellet		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
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