Info Eclipses

ECLIPSES - 2019

 

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There will be five eclipses in all, three of the sun and two of the moon, during 2019

January 6                   : Partial eclipse of the sun

            January 21                 : Total eclipse of the moon

           July 2-3                       : Total eclipse of the sun

           July 16-17                   : Partial eclipse of the moon

          December 26               : Annular eclipse of the sun

Partial eclipse of the sun – January 6

The eclipse begins at 03h34 and ends at 07h49.

The eclipse will not be visible in Mauritius, Rodrigues, St. Brandon and Agalega.

 

Total eclipse of the moon – January 21

The eclipse begins at 06h35 and ends at 11h50.

 The total phase begins at 08h41 and ends at 09h44.

The eclipse will not be visible in Mauritius, Rodrigues, St. Brandon and Agalega.

 

Total eclipse of the sun – July 2-3

The eclipse begins on July 02 at 20h55 and ends on July 03 at 01h51.

The eclipse will not be visible in Mauritius, Rodrigues, St. Brandon and Agalega.

 

Partial eclipse of the moon – July 16-17

The eclipse begins at 22h42 on July 16 and ends at 04h20 on July 17. Time of maximum eclipse

is 01h31.

The eclipse will be visible in Mauritius, Rodrigues, St. Brandon and Agalega.

 

Annular eclipse of the sun – December 26

The eclipse begins at 06h30 and ends at 12h06.

Maximum duration of annularity is 3m 34s.

The eclipse will not be visible in Mauritius, Rodrigues and St. Brandon but will be visible as

a partial eclipse in Agalega from 07h16 to 08h25.

 

Equinoxes and Solstices - 2019

Equinoxes:  March 21 at 01h58 and September 23 at 11h50

Solstices     :  June 21 at 19h54 and December 22 at 08h19

 

 

 

Updated 03 January 2019

 

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