February 4, 1962 Partial Solar Eclipse in Dili, Timor-Leste

Feb 5, 1962 at 7:32 am

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Dili
Began:	Mon, Feb 5, 1962 at 6:38 am
Maximum:	Mon, Feb 5, 1962 at 7:32 am 0.811 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Feb 5, 1962 at 8:37 am
Duration:	1 hour, 59 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

February 5, 1962 — Total Solar Eclipse — Dili

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

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
06:35:30 Mon, Feb 5	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	107°	-0.7°
06:38:10 Mon, Feb 5	Sunrise The sun is rising.	106°	0.1°
07:32:37 Mon, Feb 5	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	105°	12.1°
08:37:04 Mon, Feb 5	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.	104°	27.8°

* 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 33.6 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 Dili, 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 (Feb 5)

In the past, this day was cloudy 76% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dili

Eclipse Visibility From Dili		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 13, 1960 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 5, 1960 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 2–3, 1961 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 5, 1962 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Feb 19, 1962 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 17, 1962 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 16, 1962 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 10, 1963 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 7, 1963 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 30, 1963 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 23, 1965 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Dec 9, 1965 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	May 5, 1966 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 29, 1966 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 24, 1967 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 18, 1967 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 6, 1968 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 18, 1969 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Apr 3, 1969 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27, 1969 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 26, 1969 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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