March 8, 1997 Partial Solar Eclipse in Vientiane, Laos

Mar 9, 1997 at 7:01 am

Max View in Vientiane

Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Vientiane
Began:	Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 6:22 am
Maximum:	Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 7:01 am 0.386 Magnitude
Ended:	Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 7:50 am
Duration:	1 hour, 28 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 9, 1997 — Total Solar Eclipse — Vientiane

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Sun, Mar 9, 1997 at 6:11 am ICT

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
06:16:48 Sun, Mar 9	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	94°	-1.5°
06:22:40 Sun, Mar 9	Sunrise The sun is rising.	95°	-0.1°
07:01:48 Sun, Mar 9	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 E.	98°	8.4°
07:50:43 Sun, Mar 9	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	102°	19.8°

* 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 62.4 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 Vientiane, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Mar 9)

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Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Vientiane

Eclipse Visibility From Vientiane		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 9–10, 1990 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 6, 1990 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 26–27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 1992 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 4, 1993 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 6, 1993 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Apr 15, 1995 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 8–9, 1995 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 24, 1995 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Apr 4, 1996 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 9, 1997 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Sep 16–17, 1997 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 22, 1998 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Sep 6, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 31–Feb 1, 1999 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 28, 1999 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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