April 8, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Apr 8, 2024 at 7:57 pm

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Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Began:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:54 pm
Maximum:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:57 pm 0.050 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 7:57 pm
Duration:	3 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
19:54:44 Mon, Apr 8	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact. 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 WNW for the best view of the eclipse.	284°	0.2°
19:57:27 Mon, Apr 8	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 WNW for the best view of the eclipse.	284°	-0.2°
19:57:55 Mon, Apr 8	Sunset The sun is setting.	284°	-0.1°
21:33:05 Mon, Apr 8	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 NW for the best view of the eclipse.	305°	-13.3°

* 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 69.2 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 (Apr 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Newcastle upon Tyne

Eclipse Visibility From Newcastle upon Tyne		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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