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April 20, 2023 — Total Solar Eclipse — Perth, WA, Australia

Apr 20, 2023 at 11:20 am
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Perth, Western Australia
Began: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 9:59 am
Maximum: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:20 am 0.766 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:46 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 47 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 20, 2023 — Total Solar Eclipse — Perth

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

09:59:58

Thu, Apr 20

Partial eclipse begins

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

43°
35.7°
Partial Solar Eclipse

11:20:27

Thu, Apr 20

Maximum eclipse

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

19°
44.7°
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:46:29

Thu, Apr 20

Partial eclipse ends

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

349°
46.0°

* 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 69.2 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.

The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Perth, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Perth

Eclipse Visibility From PerthVisibility Worldwide
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Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Perth, or the path map image for global details.

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