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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Sea World San Antonio, Texas, USA

Apr 8, 2024 at 1:34 pm
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Solar Eclipse in Sea World San Antonio, Texas
Began: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Maximum: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 1:34 pm 1.003 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 2:55 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 41 minutes
Totality: 2 minutes, 6 seconds

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Sea World San Antonio

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Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:08 pm CDT
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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

12:14:16

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

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

135°
60.9°
Partial Solar Eclipse

13:33:00

Mon, Apr 8

Totality begins

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

178°
68.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

13:34:03

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

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

179°
68.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

13:35:06

Mon, Apr 8

Totality ends

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

180°
68.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

14:55:29

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

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

224°
61.3°

* 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 Sea World San Antonio

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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 Sea World San Antonio, or the path map image for global details.

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