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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

Apr 8, 2024 at 11:11 am
Max View in San Luis Obispo, California
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in San Luis Obispo, California
Began: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 10:08 am
Maximum: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 11:11 am 0.517 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:17 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — San Luis Obispo

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

10:08:11

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse begins

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

114°
41.3°
Partial Solar Eclipse

11:11:15

Mon, Apr 8

Maximum eclipse

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

130°
52.2°
Partial Solar Eclipse

12:17:49

Mon, Apr 8

Partial eclipse ends

The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun.

156°
60.3°

* 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.

The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in San Luis Obispo, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Luis Obispo

Eclipse Visibility From San Luis ObispoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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