January 4, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse in London, England, United Kingdom

Jan 4, 2011 at 8:11 am

Max View in London, England

Global Event:	Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in London, England
Began:	Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:05 am
Maximum:	Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:11 am 0.748 Magnitude
Ended:	Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:31 am
Duration:	1 hour, 25 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

January 4, 2011 — Partial Solar Eclipse — London

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:

Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:54 am GMT

Live Eclipse Animation has ended.

You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser.

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
06:59:50 Tue, Jan 4	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. Below Horizon	115°	-9.7°
08:05:42 Tue, Jan 4	Sunrise The sun is rising.	127°	-0.2°
08:11:48 Tue, Jan 4	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 SE for the best view of the eclipse.	128°	0.3°
09:31:02 Tue, Jan 4	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the SE.	145°	8.6°

* 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 66.3 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.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

Try our new interactive eclipse maps. Zoom in and search for accurate eclipse times and visualizations for any location.

Cloud Coverage (Jan 4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 79% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

Protect Your Eyes

Protect Your Eyes! Find out how to safely watch solar eclipses here

Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection. You can seriously hurt your eyes, and even go blind… read more

Eclipses and Transits Visible in London

Eclipse Visibility From London		Visibility Worldwide
	Dec 21, 2010 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 4, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Jun 15–16, 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 10, 2011 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jun 6, 2012 Venus Transit	Venus Transit
	Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 25, 2013 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	May 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 18–19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 15, 2014 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 20, 2015 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Sep 28, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 9, 2016 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
	Sep 16, 2016 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 10–11, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 7, 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 21, 2017 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jul 27–28, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 16–17, 2019 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 11, 2019 Mercury Transit	Mercury Transit
Note: Click on the date link for details in London, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.