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December 23, 1927 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Belgrano II Base, Antarctica

Dec 23, 1927 at 11:58 pm
Max View in Belgrano II Base
Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Belgrano II Base
Began: Fri, Dec 23, 1927 at 11:06 pm
Maximum: Fri, Dec 23, 1927 at 11:58 pm 0.509 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Dec 24, 1927 at 12:50 am
Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 23–24, 1927 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Belgrano II Base

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

23:06:30

Fri, Dec 23

Partial eclipse begins

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

169°
11.6°
Partial Solar Eclipse

23:58:22

Fri, Dec 23

Maximum eclipse

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

156°
12.5°
Partial Solar Eclipse

00:50:39

Sat, Dec 24

Partial eclipse ends

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

144°
13.8°

* 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 24.3 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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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Belgrano II Base. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 23–24)

In the past, this day was cloudy 59% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Belgrano II Base

Eclipse Visibility From Belgrano II BaseVisibility Worldwide
May 2–3, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 22, 1921 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 1, 1921 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 16, 1921 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Apr 11, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 5, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 17, 1923 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 5, 1924 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Aug 14, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 4, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 24–25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 3, 1927 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 9–10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 23–24, 1927 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Jun 3, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 23, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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