January 14, 1926 Partial Solar Eclipse in Kinshasa, Congo Dem. Rep.

Jan 14, 1926 at 6:00 am

Max at Sunrise in Kinshasa

Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Kinshasa
Began:	Thu, Jan 14, 1926 at 5:57 am
Maximum:	Thu, Jan 14, 1926 at 5:59 am 0.604 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, Jan 14, 1926 at 6:49 am
Duration:	52 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

January 14, 1926 — Total Solar Eclipse — Kinshasa

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Thu, Jan 14, 1926 at 5:03 am WAT

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
05:08:56 Thu, Jan 14	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	113°	-12.2°
05:57:15 Thu, Jan 14	Sunrise The sun is rising.	112°	0.1°
05:59:35 Thu, Jan 14	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 ESE for the best view of the eclipse.	112°	0.2°
06:49:36 Thu, Jan 14	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	111°	11.4°

* 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 24 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 Kinshasa, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Jan 14)

In the past, this day was cloudy 92% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kinshasa

Eclipse Visibility From Kinshasa		Visibility Worldwide
	May 2–3, 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
	Mar 28, 1922 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Apr 11, 1922 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 5–6, 1922 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 3, 1923 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 17, 1923 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 1924 Partial 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
	Dec 19, 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
	Nov 1, 1929 Annular Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Nov 16–17, 1929 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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