December 23, 1992 Partial Solar Eclipse in Kaesong, North Korea

Dec 24, 1992 at 8:25 am

Max View in Kaesong

Global Event:	Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Kaesong
Began:	Thu, Dec 24, 1992 at 7:47 am
Maximum:	Thu, Dec 24, 1992 at 8:25 am 0.475 Magnitude
Ended:	Thu, Dec 24, 1992 at 9:38 am
Duration:	1 hour, 51 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 24, 1992 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Kaesong

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Thu, Dec 24, 1992 at 7:16 am KST

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
07:21:41 Thu, Dec 24	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	116°	-5.4°
07:47:24 Thu, Dec 24	Sunrise The sun is rising.	120°	-0.1°
08:25:57 Thu, Dec 24	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 SE.	125°	5.6°
09:38:19 Thu, Dec 24	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	139°	16.2°

* 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 59.1 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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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Kaesong. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 24)

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kaesong

Eclipse Visibility From Kaesong		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 10, 1990 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 6–7, 1990 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 27, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 21, 1991 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 1992 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 24, 1992 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Jun 4–5, 1993 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 6, 1993 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Nov 29, 1993 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	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
	Mar 9, 1997 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Sep 17, 1997 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar 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
Note: Click on the date link for details in Kaesong, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.