January 26, 2009 Partial Solar Eclipse in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Jan 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm

Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Darwin, Northern Territory
Began:	Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Maximum:	Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm 0.530 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Duration:	1 hour, 16 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

January 26, 2009 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Darwin

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Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm ACST

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
18:03:57 Mon, Jan 26	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	254°	17.1°
19:03:52 Mon, Jan 26	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 WSW.	252°	3.3°
19:19:54 Mon, Jan 26	Sunset The sun is setting.	251°	0.1°
19:58:07 Mon, Jan 26	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. Below Horizon	248°	-9.7°

* 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 65.8 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 Darwin, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Jan 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 80% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Darwin

Eclipse Visibility From Darwin		Visibility Worldwide
	Jul 16–17, 2000 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 10, 2001 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 5–6, 2001 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 11, 2002 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 4, 2002 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	May 7, 2003 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Nov 24, 2003 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	May 5, 2004 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 8, 2004 Venus Transit	Venus Transit
	Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 17, 2005 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 8, 2006 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 9, 2006 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Mar 4, 2007 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2008 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 26, 2009 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 9–10, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 7, 2009 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Darwin, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.