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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Apr 8, 2024 at 11:49 am
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Galapagos Islands
Began: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 11:12 am
Maximum: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 11:49 am 0.101 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:27 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Galapagos Islands

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

11:12:09

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

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

54°
75.5°
Partial Solar Eclipse

11:49:12

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

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

17°
81.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:27:11

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

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

321°
79.0°

* 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.

The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Galapagos Islands, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Galapagos Islands

Eclipse Visibility From Galapagos IslandsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Galapagos Islands, or the path map image for global details.

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