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May 18, 1920 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Wollongong, NSW, Australia

May 18, 1920 at 4:57 pm
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Wollongong, New South Wales
Began: Tue, May 18, 1920 at 4:41 pm
Maximum: Tue, May 18, 1920 at 4:57 pm 0.174 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, May 18, 1920 at 5:00 pm
Duration: 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 18, 1920 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Wollongong

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:41:32

Tue, May 18

Partial eclipse begins

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

The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WNW.

296°
3.0°
Partial Solar Eclipse

16:57:11

Tue, May 18

Maximum eclipse

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

Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to the WNW for the best view of the eclipse.

294°
0.3°
Partial Solar Eclipse

17:00:52

Tue, May 18

Sunset

The sun is setting.

294°
0.1°
Not Visible

18:07:45

Tue, May 18

Partial eclipse ends

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

Below Horizon

284°
-13.8°

* 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 21.8 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.

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Wollongong. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Wollongong

Eclipse Visibility From WollongongVisibility Worldwide
May 18, 1920 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Oct 27–28, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 22, 1921 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 1922 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1923 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 15, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9, 1925 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 21, 1925 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 4–5, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jun 26, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 4, 1927 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 15, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 9, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 3–4, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 27, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 23–24, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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