April 8, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Apr 8, 2024 at 4:36 pm

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Moncton, New Brunswick
Began:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Maximum:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 4:36 pm 0.998 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 5:43 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 17 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Moncton

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
15:26:02 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	225°	42.9°
16:36:44 Mon, Apr 8	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	243°	33.2°
17:43:03 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	257°	22.2°

Phase

Time

Event

Direction

Altitude

15:26:02

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

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

225°

42.9°

16:36:44

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

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

243°

33.2°

17:43:03

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

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

257°

22.2°

* 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.

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

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 78% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Moncton

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	Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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