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July 22, 2009 — Total Solar Eclipse — Hanoi, Vietnam

Jul 22, 2009 at 8:11 am
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Hanoi
Began: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 7:06 am
Maximum: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:11 am 0.731 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:26 am
Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

July 22, 2009 — Total Solar Eclipse — Hanoi

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

PhaseTimeEventDirectionAltitude
Partial Solar Eclipse

07:06:30

Wed, Jul 22

Partial eclipse begins

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

76°
21.4°
Partial Solar Eclipse

08:11:49

Wed, Jul 22

Maximum eclipse

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

80°
36.1°
Partial Solar Eclipse

09:26:03

Wed, Jul 22

Partial eclipse ends

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

84°
53.6°

* 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 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 total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Hanoi, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Jul 22)

In the past, this day was cloudy 98% of the time (since 2000).

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  9. What Happens at an Annular Eclipse?
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  15. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations

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Eclipses & Transits

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Hanoi

Eclipse Visibility From HanoiVisibility Worldwide
Jul 16–17, 2000 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jan 10, 2001 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jul 5–6, 2001 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 30, 2001 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 26, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jun 11, 2002 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2002 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
May 7, 2003 Mercury TransitMercury Transit
Nov 9, 2003 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
May 5, 2004 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Jun 8, 2004 Venus TransitVenus Transit
Apr 24, 2005 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 17, 2005 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15, 2006 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2006 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 19, 2007 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2007 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 1, 2008 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2008 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 9, 2009 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2009 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 1, 2010 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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