May 9, 1929 Partial Solar Eclipse in Francistown, Botswana

May 9, 1929 at 6:32 am

Max at Sunrise in Francistown

Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Francistown
Began:	Thu, May 9, 1929 at 6:30 am
Maximum:	Thu, May 9, 1929 at 6:32 am 0.462 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, May 9, 1929 at 7:18 am
Duration:	48 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

May 9, 1929 — Total Solar Eclipse — Francistown

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Thu, May 9, 1929 at 5:38 am CAT

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
05:44:17 Thu, May 9	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	76°	-11.0°
06:30:09 Thu, May 9	Sunrise The sun is rising.	72°	0.1°
06:32:32 Thu, May 9	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 ENE for the best view of the eclipse.	72°	0.2°
07:18:21 Thu, May 9	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 ENE.	67°	9.8°

* 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 24.4 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 Francistown, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (May 9)

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Francistown

Eclipse Visibility From Francistown		Visibility Worldwide
	May 3, 1920 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 27, 1920 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 16–17, 1921 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 11–12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 6, 1922 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 3, 1923 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 17, 1923 Annular Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 1924 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 8, 1924 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Aug 14–15, 1924 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 8–9, 1925 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 14, 1926 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jan 28–29, 1926 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 25–26, 1926 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 25, 1926 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 10, 1927 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Dec 8, 1927 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 19, 1928 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	May 9, 1929 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Nov 1, 1929 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Nov 17, 1929 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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