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May 9, 1910 — Total Solar Eclipse — Eucla, WA, Australia

May 9, 1910 at 2:56 pm
Max View in Eucla, Western Australia
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Eucla, Western Australia
Began: Mon, May 9, 1910 at 1:38 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 9, 1910 at 2:56 pm 0.847 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 9, 1910 at 4:07 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 9, 1910 — Total Solar Eclipse — Eucla

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

13:38:40

Mon, May 9

Partial eclipse begins

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

332°
36.4°
Partial Solar Eclipse

14:56:25

Mon, May 9

Maximum eclipse

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

314°
26.3°
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:07:50

Mon, May 9

Partial eclipse ends

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

301°
14.4°

* 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 11.6 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.

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The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Eucla, 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.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (May 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 57% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Eucla

Eclipse Visibility From EuclaVisibility Worldwide
May 9, 1910 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 24, 1910 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 22, 1911 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Nov 6–7, 1911 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 2, 1912 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 26, 1912 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 22, 1913 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 15–16, 1913 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 4–5, 1914 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7, 1914 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Feb 14, 1915 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 2, 1915 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 26, 1915 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 25, 1915 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 20, 1916 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 30, 1916 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jan 8, 1917 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5, 1917 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Dec 14, 1917 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Dec 28, 1917 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 24, 1918 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 18, 1918 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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