Solar eclipse: Total — 1 August 2008
Global eclipse path
Local eclipse conditions for
Relative positions of the Sun and Moon
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Observation parameters
| Time | |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
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Positions of the Sun and Moon
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Global and local eclipse phases
| Phase | Time | Duration | ||||||||
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| Partial | Global | 23:06 | 03:39 | 4 hours 33 minutes | ||||||
| Local | - | - | - | |||||||
| Total | Global | 00:22 | 02:23 | 2 hours 1 minute | ||||||
| Local | - | - | - | |||||||
Global eclipse conditions
The total solar eclipse on 31 July 2008 begins at 23:06, reaches maximum at 01:22, and ends at 03:39. Totality lasts 2 hours 1 minute; the umbral path reaches about 96 km in diameter at maximum. Observers inside it can see the solar corona, while locations outside it experience a partial eclipse.Conditions at your location
The solar eclipse on 31 July 2008 is not visible from latitude 37.354° and longitude -121.955°.Data sources
Eclipse calculations use data from NASA Eclipse Website and NASA JPL Horizons.