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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Gananoque, Ontario, Canada

Apr 8, 2024 at 3:24 pm
Max View in Gananoque, Ontario
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Solar Eclipse in Gananoque, Ontario
Began: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 2:10 pm
Maximum: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:24 pm 1.012 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 4:34 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Totality: 3 minutes, 5 seconds

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Gananoque

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

14:10:02

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

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

206°
50.7°
Total Solar Eclipse

15:22:40

Mon, Apr 8

Totality begins

The moment the edge of the Moon covers all of the Sun is called second contact.

229°
42.9°
Total Solar Eclipse

15:24:12

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

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

230°
42.5°
Total Solar Eclipse

15:25:45

Mon, Apr 8

Totality ends

The moment the edge of the Moon exposes the Sun is called third contact.

230°
42.5°
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:34:47

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

The moment the edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun is called fourth contact.

247°
32.0°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse, the beginning & end of totality, 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.

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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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Gananoque

Eclipse Visibility From GananoqueVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Gananoque, or the path map image for global details.

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