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Observation Settings

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This Earth map lets you select the observer’s location used to calculate the bearing and elevation of celestial objects. The selected point determines how the sky, rise and set times, and object positions are shown.
Your location: Santa Clara, United States
Timezone:
Latitude:
37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

Solar eclipse: Total — 14 December 2020

Global eclipse path

Local eclipse conditions for

Relative positions of the Sun and Moon
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Observation parameters

Time
Latitude37.3541
Longitude-121.955
Phase
Magnitude
Coverage
Umbra diameter, km
Penumbra diameter, km
Distance from the shadow axis, km

Positions of the Sun and Moon

SunMoon
RA/Dec
Elevation
Azimuth
Angular diameter
Distance, km

Global and local eclipse phases

PhaseTimeDuration
PartialGlobal04:3609:545 hours 18 minutes
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TotalGlobal05:3408:563 hours 22 minutes
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Global eclipse conditions

The total solar eclipse on 14 December 2020 begins at 04:36, reaches maximum at 07:15, and ends at 09:54. Totality lasts 3 hours 22 minutes; the umbral path reaches about 43 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 14 December 2020 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.