Times and where the Moon is
The phases happen at the same moment everywhere; your local time and the Moon's height depend on your place.
Local circumstances
Phase times in your local time, plus where to look in the sky from Palo Alto, California.
| Phase | UTC | Local time | Moon altitude | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1: Penumbral begins | 02:04:01 | 18:04:01 | 9.4° | ENE |
| U1: Partial begins | 03:01:28 | 19:01:28 | 20.0° | E |
| T1: Totality begins | 04:04:33 | 20:04:33 | 31.9° | E |
| MAX: Greatest eclipse | 04:43:27 | 20:43:27 | 39.4° | E |
| T2: Totality ends | 05:22:20 | 21:22:20 | 46.8° | ESE |
| U2: Partial ends | 06:25:25 | 22:25:25 | 58.2° | ESE |
| P2: Penumbral ends | 07:22:52 | 23:22:52 | 67.0° | SE |
Where it is visible
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The eclipse at a glance
- Greatest eclipse
- 04:43:27 UTC
- Obscuration
- 100%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
- Totality duration
- 78 min
- Partial duration
- 204 min
- Saros family
- Jan 9, 1982, one saros beforeJan 31, 2018, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.