July 2, 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse in Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Jul 2, 2019 at 7:52 am

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Began:	Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:17 am
Maximum:	Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:52 am 0.585 Magnitude
Ended:	Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 8:53 am
Duration:	1 hour, 36 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

July 2, 2019 — Total Solar Eclipse — Rarotonga

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
06:57:02 Tue, Jul 2	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	67°	-5.0°
07:17:16 Tue, Jul 2	Sunrise The sun is rising.	65°	0.0°
07:52:06 Tue, Jul 2	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the ENE.	62°	6.8°
08:53:39 Tue, Jul 2	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	55°	18.7°

* 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 69.4 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 Rarotonga, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Jul 2)

In the past, this day was cloudy 60% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rarotonga

Eclipse Visibility From Rarotonga		Visibility Worldwide
	Jun 25–26, 2010 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 11, 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Dec 20–21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 3–4, 2012 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 5, 2012 Venus Transit	Venus Transit
	Nov 13, 2012 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 9, 2013 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	May 24, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 14–15, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 7–8, 2014 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 3–4, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 27, 2015 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 22–23, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Aug 7, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 31, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 20, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 2, 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
Note: Click on the date link for details in Rarotonga, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.