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January 26, 2009 — Annular Solar Eclipse — The Settlement, Christmas Island (Flying Fish Cove)

Jan 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm
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Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in The Settlement
Began: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Maximum: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm 0.840 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 33 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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January 26, 2009 — Annular Solar Eclipse — The Settlement

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

15:12:06

Mon, Jan 26

Partial eclipse begins

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

254°
45.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:34:14

Mon, Jan 26

Maximum eclipse

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

254°
25.7°
Partial Solar Eclipse

17:44:45

Mon, Jan 26

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 WSW.

253°
9.4°

* 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 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 The Settlement, 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

Detailed eclipse path map
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Cloud Coverage (Jan 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 77% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Solar Eclipse?
  2. Different Types of Eclipses
  3. What Are Solar Eclipses?
  4. How Often Do Solar Eclipses Occur?
  5. Total Solar Eclipses
  6. What Happens at a Total Solar Eclipse?
  7. Partial Solar Eclipses
  8. Annular Solar Eclipses
  9. What Happens at an Annular Eclipse?
  10. Hybrid Solar Eclipses
  11. Eclipse Seasons
  12. Solar Eclipses in History
  13. Solar Eclipse Myths
  14. Magnitude of Eclipses
  15. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations

Eclipses

Protect Your Eyes

  1. Never Look Directly at the Sun
  2. How to Use Eclipse Glasses
  3. Simple Pinhole Projector
  4. Eclipse Projector in a Box
  5. Binoculars / Telescope Projector

Eclipses & Transits

Protect Your Eyes! Find out how to safely watch solar eclipses here

Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection. You can seriously hurt your eyes, and even go blind… read more

Eclipses and Transits Visible in The Settlement

Eclipse Visibility From The SettlementVisibility Worldwide
Jul 16–17, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5–6, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Dec 4, 2002 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 9, 2003 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 6, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in The Settlement, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse visible in The Settlement

Next annular eclipse visible in The Settlement

Other eclipses visible in The Settlement

Other eclipses worldwide

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