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May 9, 1929 — Total Solar Eclipse — Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

May 9, 1929 at 1:48 pm
Max View in Medan, North Sumatra
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Medan, North Sumatra
Began: Thu, May 9, 1929 at 12:15 pm
Maximum: Thu, May 9, 1929 at 1:48 pm 0.976 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, May 9, 1929 at 3:19 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 9, 1929 — Total Solar Eclipse — Medan

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:15:47

Thu, May 9

Partial eclipse begins

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

25°
74.9°
Partial Solar Eclipse

13:48:45

Thu, May 9

Maximum eclipse

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

311°
68.7°
Partial Solar Eclipse

15:19:42

Thu, May 9

Partial eclipse ends

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

292°
49.0°

* 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 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 Medan, 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.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (May 9)

In the past, this day was cloudy 88% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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  9. What Happens at an Annular Eclipse?
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Eclipses & Transits

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Medan

Eclipse Visibility From MedanVisibility Worldwide
May 3, 1920 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 27–28, 1920 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 1921 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 12, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 1922 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 6, 1922 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 26, 1923 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 8, 1924 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Aug 15, 1924 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 9, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 4, 1925 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 1926 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 29, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 26, 1926 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 10, 1927 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Dec 8–9, 1927 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 3, 1928 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 27, 1928 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 9, 1929 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
May 23, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Nov 17, 1929 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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