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April 17, 1912 — Total Solar Eclipse — Kandahar, Afghanistan

Apr 17, 1912 at 5:26 pm
Max View in Kandahar
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Kandahar
Began: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 4:49 pm
Maximum: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 5:26 pm 0.161 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 6:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 17, 1912 — Total Solar Eclipse — Kandahar

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Kandahar. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AFT) for Kandahar.

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:49:36

Wed, Apr 17

Partial eclipse begins

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

273°
15.5°
Partial Solar Eclipse

17:26:05

Wed, Apr 17

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 W.

278°
7.6°
Partial Solar Eclipse

18:00:25

Wed, Apr 17

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 WNW for the best view of the eclipse.

282°
0.9°

* 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 14.1 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 total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Kandahar, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 24% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kandahar

Eclipse Visibility From KandaharVisibility Worldwide
Nov 17, 1910 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 22, 1911 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 6, 1911 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 1–2, 1912 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 17, 1912 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 26, 1912 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 22, 1913 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 15, 1913 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 12, 1914 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 21, 1914 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 4, 1914 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1914 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Mar 1, 1915 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 24–25, 1915 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 23, 1917 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jul 4–5, 1917 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 17–18, 1918 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 15, 1919 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 8, 1919 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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