December 4, 2021 Partial Solar Eclipse in Carlini Base, Antarctica

Dec 4, 2021 at 4:17 am

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Carlini Base
Began:	Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 3:29 am
Maximum:	Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 4:17 am 0.960 Magnitude
Ended:	Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 5:06 am
Duration:	1 hour, 37 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 4, 2021 — Total Solar Eclipse — Carlini Base

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
03:29:26 Sat, Dec 4	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. The Sun is close to the horizon, we recommend going to a higher point.	142°	1.0°
04:17:25 Sat, Dec 4	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 SE.	132°	4.6°
05:06:40 Sat, Dec 4	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the ESE.	122°	9.1°

Phase

Time

Event

Direction

Altitude

03:29:26

Sat, Dec 4

Partial eclipse begins

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

The Sun is close to the horizon, we recommend going to a higher point.

142°

1.0°

04:17:25

Sat, Dec 4

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 SE.

132°

4.6°

05:06:40

Sat, Dec 4

Partial eclipse ends

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

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the ESE.

122°

9.1°

* 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 69.3 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.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Carlini Base, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered a large portion of the Sun, so this was a spectacular sight.

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 90% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Carlini Base

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	Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
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