April 12, 2154 Partial Solar Eclipse in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Apr 12, 2154 at 5:26 pm

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Global Event:	Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse in Chicago, Illinois
Begins:	Fri, Apr 12, 2154 at 4:04 pm
Maximum:	Fri, Apr 12, 2154 at 5:26 pm 0.893 Magnitude
Ends:	Fri, Apr 12, 2154 at 6:39 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 34 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

April 12, 2154 — Annular Solar Eclipse — Chicago

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Chicago. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CDT) for Chicago.

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
16:04:51 Fri, Apr 12	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	246°	36.4°
17:26:21 Fri, Apr 12	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	262°	21.7°
18:39:12 Fri, Apr 12	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 W.	275°	8.2°

Phase

Time

Event

Direction

Altitude

16:04:51

Fri, Apr 12

Partial eclipse begins

The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.

246°

36.4°

17:26:21

Fri, Apr 12

Maximum eclipse

The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.

262°

21.7°

18:39:12

Fri, Apr 12

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 W.

275°

8.2°

* 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 124.7 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

The annular phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in Chicago, but it can be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covers a large portion of the Sun, so this is a spectacular sight.

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 12)

In the past, this day was cloudy 64% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chicago

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