August 31, 1970 Partial Solar Eclipse in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sep 1, 1970 at 6:52 am

Max View in Brisbane, Queensland

Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Brisbane, Queensland
Began:	Tue, Sep 1, 1970 at 6:02 am
Maximum:	Tue, Sep 1, 1970 at 6:52 am 0.465 Magnitude
Ended:	Tue, Sep 1, 1970 at 8:05 am
Duration:	2 hours, 3 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

September 1, 1970 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Brisbane

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
05:47:32 Tue, Sep 1	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	82°	-4.1°
06:02:23 Tue, Sep 1	Sunrise The sun is rising.	81°	0.0°
06:52:04 Tue, Sep 1	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	75°	10.2°
08:05:50 Tue, Sep 1	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	65°	25.2°

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

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Sep 1)

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Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Brisbane

Eclipse Visibility From Brisbane		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 21, 1970 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	May 9, 1970 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Sep 1, 1970 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 10, 1971 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 7, 1971 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 21, 1971 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Jan 30–31, 1972 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 26, 1972 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 16, 1973 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 15, 1973 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 10, 1973 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Jun 5, 1974 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 20, 1974 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Nov 29–30, 1974 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 25, 1975 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 14, 1976 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 23, 1976 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Sep 27, 1977 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 24–25, 1978 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 17, 1978 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 14, 1979 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 6, 1979 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
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