July 22, 1990 Partial Solar Eclipse in Halabja, Iraq

Jul 22, 1990 at 5:57 am

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Halabja
Began:	Sun, Jul 22, 1990 at 5:57 am
Maximum:	Sun, Jul 22, 1990 at 5:57 am 0.034 Magnitude
Ended:	Sun, Jul 22, 1990 at 5:59 am
Duration:	2 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

July 22, 1990 — Total Solar Eclipse — Halabja

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Sun, Jul 22, 1990 at 4:37 am ADT

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
04:43:28 Sun, Jul 22	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	52°	-13.7°
05:57:19 Sun, Jul 22	Sunrise The sun is rising.	64°	0.0°
05:57:20 Sun, Jul 22	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 ENE for the best view of the eclipse.	64°	-0.2°
05:59:46 Sun, Jul 22	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. 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 ENE for the best view of the eclipse.	64°	0.1°

* 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 57.2 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 Halabja, 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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Cloud Coverage (Jul 22)

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Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Halabja

Eclipse Visibility From Halabja		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 9–10, 1990 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 6, 1990 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 26, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 6, 1993 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Nov 29, 1993 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 25, 1994 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 24, 1995 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Apr 4, 1996 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 27, 1996 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 12, 1996 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Mar 24, 1997 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 16–17, 1997 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 13, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 8, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 31, 1999 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 11, 1999 Total Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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