January 15, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse in Huambo, Angola

Jan 15, 2010 at 6:15 am

Max View in Huambo

Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Huambo
Began:	Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:42 am
Maximum:	Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:15 am 0.426 Magnitude
Ended:	Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:19 am
Duration:	1 hour, 37 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

January 15, 2010 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Huambo

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Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:14 am WAT

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
05:19:16 Fri, Jan 15	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	113°	-6.0°
05:42:30 Fri, Jan 15	Sunrise The sun is rising.	112°	0.0°
06:15:42 Fri, Jan 15	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 ESE.	110°	6.7°
07:19:59 Fri, Jan 15	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	108°	21.3°

* 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 66.1 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 annular phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Huambo, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Jan 15)

In the past, this day was cloudy 77% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Huambo

Eclipse Visibility From Huambo		Visibility Worldwide
	Jan 15, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 2011 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 25, 2013 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 3, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Apr 15, 2014 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Sep 1, 2016 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 10–11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 26, 2017 Annular Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Aug 7, 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 21, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
Note: Click on the date link for details in Huambo, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.